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Private nonprofit · 2-year

Oklahoma Technical College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-122,927 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-210%
10-year ROI
$38,560
Median earnings as of 2024
35% of Oklahoma Technical College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$27,642
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$38,560
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$33,154
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$8,898
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
35%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
40%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-122,927
After 10 years
$-187,327
After 20 years
$-251,727
After 30 years
$-316,127
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$28,101
Men
$34,385

18% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$27,623
From higher-income families
$35,572

22% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$30,083
Independent students
$28,462

5% gap between the two groups

54%
First-generation students
74%
Take federal student loans
95%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 44%Hispanic 13%Asian 2%Black 21%Other 21%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$24,581
$30k–$48k$29,264
$48k–$75k$29,556
$75k–$110k
$110k+$32,433

How Oklahoma Technical College compares

This college against the Oklahoma and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Oklahoma Technical College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Oklahoma Technical College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate$40,116$13,125-251%Poor return
Precision Metal WorkingCertificate$37,003$12,370-349%Poor return

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ROI at Oklahoma Technical College

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
128
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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