Editing Oakland City, Indiana (section)

==Education ==
===Higher education===
Oakland City is the site of [[Oakland City University]], the only [[General Baptist]]-affiliated university, with a global campus providing over 40 degrees from associate, bachelor, master and doctorate studies and Oakland City University School of Adult and Extended Learning with programs that specialize in busy adult students. Oakland City University was established in 1885 as Oakland City College. It attained university status and changed its name in the latter part of the 20th century. Oakland City University sports teams are the Mighty Oaks.

===K-12 education===
Oakland City is headquarters of the [[East Gibson School Corporation]]. Oakland City Elementary School, [[Waldo J. Wood Memorial Junior High School]] and [[Waldo J. Wood Memorial High School]] are all located on South Franklin Street. The Oakland City Elementary sports teams are the Acorns (relating to the Oaks above). The Waldo J. Wood Memorial Junior High teams and Waldo J. Wood Memorial High School teams are the Trojans. Other schools in the East Gibson School Corporation are Barton Township Elementary School, located in Mackey, and Francisco Elementary School, located in Francisco.

===Public library===
The town has a lending library, the Oakland City-Columbia Township Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref>