Private for-profit · Community college

ATA College

Tulsa, Oklahoma · Large city

50%
Transfer rate: $25,951
Avg net price: 33%
Grad / completion: $40,823
Median earnings

ATA College is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Tulsa, Oklahoma (large city setting), enrolling 193 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 193 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-most-populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and the 48th-most populous city in the United States. Etvlwv ahassee means "old town" in the Muscogean language. In 1540, Hernando de Soto became the first European to visit and document the original Tulsa in the southeast. Tulsa culture is influenced by the nearby Southwest, Midwest, and Southern cultural regions, as well as a historical Native American presence. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 9 miles to Tulsa, OK
To the ocean: 438 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Tulsa (TUL) · major hub

How ATA College compares

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 17% · #57 of 67 in Oklahoma

First-year retention83%

Higher than 69%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,823

Higher than 72% · #12 of 61 in Oklahoma

Average net price$25,951

Cheaper than 16% · #58 cheapest of 62 in Oklahoma

Median debt at graduation$21,308

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio30 : 1

Lower than 5%

Undergraduate enrollment193

Larger than 44%

Percentiles compare ATA College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Oklahoma.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White44%
Black18%
Hispanic3.6%
Asian2.1%
Other or multiracial32%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 193
Student–faculty ratio: 30 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 77%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 56%
Median family income: $25,412
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $52,263

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $18,850
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $4,600
Total cost of attendance: $30,905
Average net price: $25,951

Outcomes

Graduated: 33%
First-year retention: 83%
Transferred to another college: 50%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $37,674
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $40,823
Median debt at graduation: $21,308
Students with federal loans: 86%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 51%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $100

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$25,841

$30–48k

$25,778

$48–75k

$28,626

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

ATA College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $40,823
Typical debt at graduation: $21,308
Debt vs. one year's pay: 52%
Out-earn a HS grad: 59%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 94°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 41″
Annual snow: 8.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tulsa Intl AP, OK US station (7.3 mi from campus).

What ATA College graduates study — and earn

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

50 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

50———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssoc.

42 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

42———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

12 grads$48k 1 yr$56k 5 yr$22k debt

12$48,413$55,605$21,693

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.