Oklahoma Boys State

Name

Oklahoma Boys State

Legal name

Oklahoma American Legion Boys State

Website

https://okboysstate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Oklahoma Boys State is a nonprofit week-long residential civic education program for approximately 700 Oklahoma high school juniors annually, hosted at Rogers State University and operated under the American Legion, Department of Oklahoma.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warr Acres

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Delegate Registration Fees: One-time delegate fees cover program participation including housing in university dorms, three meals daily, official Boys State shirts and recreation shirts, branded backpack, all required texts and readings for optional college credit, 24-hour campus security, and parent photo/video blog access. Fee amounts vary by enrollment date: $335 prior to January 1, $349 from January 1 to April 30. College credit through Rogers State University requires separate enrollment and may involve university fees if enrollment process is not completed prior to arrival.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Oklahoma Boys State runs a week-long, residential, intensive civic education program hosted annually at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma. Approximately 700 high school juniors who have just completed their junior year participate in hands-on simulations of municipal, county, and state government operations, including executive, legislative, and judicial branches, journalism, law school, emergency management, leadership academy, and an oil industry simulation. Delegates can earn up to three tuition-free upper-level college credits through Rogers State University by completing concurrent enrollment prior to arrival.

Product overview

Oklahoma Boys State is a single, unified week-long residential civic education program sponsored by the American Legion of Oklahoma. The core product is the Oklahoma American Legion Boys State Program, an intensive leadership and government practicum where approximately 700 high school juniors participate annually in simulated state government operations. The program includes structured components: Government In Action (the experiential learning backbone featuring executive, legislative, judicial, journalism, municipal, and oil simulation tracks), Classroom Instruction, Special Lectures, and Special Schools (Law School, Emergency Management/Response School). Supplementary offerings include a Leadership Academy and the City of Excellence competition. An optional college credit partnership with Rogers State University enables delegates to earn up to three tuition-free upper-level credits. Digital tools include a Delegate Dashboard for legislation submission and a Staff Dashboard for program administration. The Samsung Scholarship provides additional financial support for eligible delegates.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oklahoma American Legion Boys State Program A week-long intensive residential civic education program for approximately 700 Oklahoma high school juniors who have completed their junior year, featuring hands-on simulations of state government operations across executive, legislative, and judicial branches, plus journalism, law, emergency management, leadership academy, and an Oklahoma-specific oil simulation. Includes housing at Rogers State University dorms, meals, shirts, materials, and 24-hour security.
• College Credit Program (Rogers State University Concurrent Enrollment) Educational add-on allowing Oklahoma Boys State delegates to enroll as concurrent high school students with Rogers State University and earn up to three tuition-free upper-level college credits by completing quizzes, essays, and assigned work during the program. Requires counselor/principal and parent permission; university fees may still apply.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 3 tuition-free upper-level college credits through Rogers State University

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rogers State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRogers State University in Claremore, OK serves as the host institution for Oklahoma Boys State. Delegates can earn up to 3 upper-level college credits tuition-free by enrolling as concurrent high school students with RSU prior to the program. The partnership includes use of campus facilities including dormitories, Dr. Carolyn Taylor Center for check-in, and RSU-TV studio for the journalism program.
• RSU-TV (Rogers State University Television)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRSU-TV is the only full-powered public television station licensed to a public university in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Boys State collaborates with RSU-TV to produce a daily news broadcast during the program session. Delegates interested in journalism receive hands-on experience in writing, reporting, and broadcasting using RSU-TV's fully operational and technically cutting-edge TV studio on campus.
• American Legion (Department of Oklahoma)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOklahoma Boys State is a program of the Oklahoma American Legion. The American Legion provides organizational support, volunteers (Legionnaires), and serves as the primary sponsor and backing organization for the program. The motto 'For God and Country' of the sponsoring American Legion serves as the backbone of the program.
• Samsung (Samsung Scholarship)minorOthersSamsung provides scholarship opportunities for Boys State delegates through the American Legion's national scholarship program. Details available through legion.org/scholarships/samsung.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• iCivics: Founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, iCivics provides digital civic education curricula and games for K-12 students. Addresses the same civic knowledge gap as Oklahoma Boys State but through digital/curricular means rather than residential programs — partial overlap in mission, different delivery model.
• National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC): For-profit summer leadership program for high schoolers hosted at multiple universities with tracks including law, government, and emergency management. Comparable residential high school leadership format and overlapping program tracks (Law School, Emergency Management) with Oklahoma Boys State.

Others

• American Legion (National): Parent/sponsor organization of Oklahoma Boys State. Not a competitor but the institutional umbrella under which Boys State programs nationwide operate; relevant as the ecosystem enabler and policy/brand owner.

Direct peers

• Close Up Foundation: Nonprofit providing civic education programming including Washington, D.C. experiential trips and classroom curricula for middle and high schoolers. Direct overlap in mission (hands-on civic education) and target audience (high school students).
• American Legion Boys Nation: The national-level follow-on program where top Boys State delegates from each state convene in Washington, D.C. Directly comparable civic education experience and operates as a natural extension/funnel for Oklahoma Boys State's top performers.
• Texas Boys State: Texas's annual American Legion Boys State program. Same week-long civic education model, same American Legion sponsorship structure, same target audience (rising high school seniors). The closest direct comparison for Oklahoma Boys State's program design, scale, and operating model.
• American Legion Auxiliary Girls State: The sister program for high school girls, also run under the American Legion family. Identical week-long civic education structure with mock government activities, same sponsorship model, and same target demographic minus the gender — directly comparable in program design and economics.
• Junior State of America (JSA): Student-run political and civic engagement organization hosting conventions, debates, and simulations for high schoolers. Targets a similar civically engaged high school demographic with comparable experiential programming.
• Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY): National youth leadership program for high school sophomores featuring multi-day leadership seminars. Comparable residential leadership development model and target audience, though focused on general leadership rather than government simulation.
• YMCA Youth and Government: National YMCA civic engagement program for high school students featuring mock legislative and judicial simulations. Competes for the same pool of civic-minded high schoolers and offers a comparable experiential government curriculum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OKBoysState
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@oklahomaboysstate
• Facebookfacebook.com/OklahomaBoysState
• Instagraminstagram.com/okboysstate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oklahoma-boys-state

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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