Private for-profit · Community college

Central Oklahoma College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: —
Avg net price: 53%
Grad / completion: $21,213
Median earnings

Central Oklahoma College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (large city setting), enrolling 477 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 477 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City was settled on April 22, 1889, when the area known as the "Unassigned Lands" was opened for settlement in an event known as "The Land Run". On April 26 of that year, its first mayor was elected, William Couch. The Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center is the new downtown home for the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The museum features visiting exhibits, original selections from its collection, a theater showing various foreign, independent, and classic films each week, and a restaurant. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 11 miles to Oklahoma City, OK
To the ocean: 431 miles
Nearest airport: 16 miles to OKC Will Rogers World (OKC) · major hub

How Central Oklahoma College compares

Graduation rate53%

Higher than 40% · #43 of 67 in Oklahoma

First-year retention65%

Higher than 33%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,213

Higher than 7% · #55 of 61 in Oklahoma

Median debt at graduation$7,883

Lower than 76%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment477

Larger than 61%

Percentiles compare Central Oklahoma 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 gender

Women45295%
Men255%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White35%
Black28%
Hispanic18%
Asian1.3%
Other or multiracial18%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 477
Student–faculty ratio: 14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 68%
First-generation students: 46%
Students over 25: 57%
Median family income: $16,390
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $44,550

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

Outcomes

Graduated: 53%
First-year retention: 65%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $22,239
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $21,213
Median debt at graduation: $7,883
Students with federal loans: 74%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 35%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

53%

Low-income (Pell)

46%

First-generation

47%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,171

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,171. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 158 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $21,213
Typical debt at graduation: $7,883
Debt vs. one year's pay: 37%
Out-earn a HS grad: 24%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 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: 95°F
Winter low: 28°F
Annual rain: 30.7″
Annual snow: 6.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oklahoma City Post AP, OK US station (7.8 mi from campus).

What Central Oklahoma College graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

272 grads$19k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$9k debt

272$19,149$29,459$8,707 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssoc.

30 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30———Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

29 grads$18k 1 yr— 5 yr$9k debt

29$17,902—$9,288 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCert.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssoc.

— grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$11k debt

———$10,604

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.