Rogers State University two-year associate degrees to the public known as Claremore Junior College. In 1982, it became Rogers State College, named after Rogers County, where the main campus is located. Rogers County is named in honor of Clement Vann Rogers, not Clem's son, Will Rogers. In 1996, Rogers State College and the University Center at Tulsa (UCAT)–an extension center operated by the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Northeastern State University and Langston University–merged to form Rogers University, with campuses in Claremore and Tulsa. The merged school operated for two years before being separated by the state Legislature. The Tulsa campus–the former
Rogers Executive Airport Rogers Executive Airport Rogers Executive Airport , also known as Carter Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Rogers, a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility. Rogers Executive Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 1,359 feet (414 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,011 by 100 feet (1,832 x 30 m).