{"id":28,"date":"2018-12-18T14:49:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T20:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccmhhealth.com\/swahec\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2018-12-20T10:14:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T16:14:39","slug":"life-in-southwest-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccmhhealth.com\/swahec\/life-in-southwest-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in Southwest Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.9&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/ccmhhealth.com\/swahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/37837146_m.jpg&#8221; global_module=&#8221;44&#8243;][et_pb_row global_parent=&#8221;44&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.8&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Life in Southwest Oklahoma<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.8&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ccmhonline.com\/residency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/9a93e5e58f349e95b8fe2ea4fa3764bd-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lawton, Oklahoma\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/>Lawton is the fourth largest Metropolitan Statistical Area and serves as a prominent shopping, medical, recreational, educational and religious center for the region. Lawton is less than an hour&#8217;s drive from Oklahoma City on Interstate 44, and less than 200 miles from Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Lawton is committed to the long-term economic development of our state, bringing new businesses on a continual basis and helping existing businesses grow and expand.<\/p>\n<p>Lawton is nestled within 15 miles of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The 59,000 acres of natural grasslands provide habitat for bison, elk, deer and longhorn.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 22,000 acres are open to the public to enjoy water sports, hunting, hiking, sailing, climbing, fishing and camping.<\/li>\n<li>For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/wichita_mountains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lawton Public Schools (LPS) includes 26 elementary, four middle and three high schools. Athletic programs are successful with many state championships and several graduates play in the NFL and MLB.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All three of LPS\u2019 high schools are participants in the National Mathematics and Science Initiative (NMSI) program, making Lawton schools a state leader in promoting student participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to LPS, Lawton has multiple private schools with several smaller school districts within 30 miles of Lawton.<\/li>\n<li>Lawton is also the home of Cameron University, a four-year, state-funded university. Cameron offers more than 50 degrees, to include a four-year nursing program through a collaboration with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Nursing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more about Lawton, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawtonfortsillchamber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.9&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/ccmhhealth.com\/swahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ccmhwhite2.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_module=&#8221;63&#8243;][et_pb_row global_parent=&#8221;63&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_divider global_parent=&#8221;63&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.8&#8243; show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_divider global_parent=&#8221;63&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.9&#8243; show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; height=&#8221;50px&#8221; \/][et_pb_image global_parent=&#8221;63&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.9&#8243; src=&#8221;http:\/\/ccmhhealth.com\/swahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ccmh.png&#8221; \/][et_pb_divider global_parent=&#8221;63&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.9&#8243; show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; height=&#8221;50px&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_divider global_parent=&#8221;63&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.18.8&#8243; show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Life in Southwest Oklahoma Lawton is the fourth largest Metropolitan Statistical Area and serves as a prominent shopping, medical, recreational, educational and religious center for the region. Lawton is less than an hour&#8217;s drive from Oklahoma City on Interstate 44, and less than 200 miles from Dallas, Texas. 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