Redlands Community College Athletics

Redlands competes in the NAIA, a mid-level division that offers athletic scholarships but operates below NCAA Division I in terms of scale and resources. Just 13% of the 857 students participate in varsity athletics across 9 sports. The Cougars distributed $576,771 in athletic scholarships among their 112 athletes last year. As a community college in central Oklahoma, Redlands focuses on providing athletic opportunities for students who want to compete while completing their two-year degrees. Many student-athletes use the program as a stepping stone to transfer to four-year universities. The athletic program serves the school's mission of offering affordable pathways to higher education, with sports providing both scholarship opportunities and campus engagement for a student body that is 90% in-state residents.