Public · Community college
Great Plains Technology Center
Lawton, Oklahoma · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $7,128
- Avg net price
- 95%
- Grad / completion
- $42,376
- Median earnings
Great Plains Technology Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Lawton, Oklahoma (small city setting), enrolling 314 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The territory of present-day Oklahoma was long settled by ancient cultures of prehistoric American Indians, including the Clovis, 11500 BCE; Folsom, 10600 BCE; and Plainview, 10000 BCE cultures. In May, Lawton Arts for All, Inc hosts the Arts for All Festival. The festival includes several judged art competitions, as well as live entertainment. The festival is typically held at Shepler Park. In late September, The International Festival is held in the city. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 80 miles to Oklahoma City, OK
- To the ocean
- 389 miles
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Lawton Fort Sill (LAW)
How Great Plains Technology Center compares
Higher than 94% · #7 of 67 in Oklahoma
Higher than 49%
Higher than 77% · #6 of 61 in Oklahoma
Cheaper than 82% · #19 cheapest of 62 in Oklahoma
Lower than 98%
Larger than 54%
Percentiles compare Great Plains Technology Center 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
- Women19161%
- Men12339%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White46%
- Black25%
- Hispanic16%
- Asian2.5%
- Other or multiracial11%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 314
- Student–faculty ratio
- 4 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
- First-generation students
- 55%
- Students over 25
- 58%
- Median family income
- $18,043
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $7,128
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 95%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,152
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,376
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (314 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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.
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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,596. 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 130 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)
- $42,376
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 54%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Women out-earn men by $9,737 (28%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 96°F
- Winter low
- 28°F
- Annual rain
- 34.2″
- Annual snow
- 0.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lawton, OK US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Great Plains Technology Center graduates study — and earn
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.
Colleges similar to Great Plains Technology Center
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Great Plains Technology Center side by side →
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- Students
- 815
- Tuition
- $6k
- Transfer
- 11%
- Earnings
- $38k
Metro Technology Centers
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- Students
- 632
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Salina Area Technical College
Salina, Kansas · Remote town · 78 mi to Wichita
- Students
- 330
- Tuition
- $7k
- Transfer
- 6%
- Earnings
- $42k
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
Choctaw, Oklahoma · Fringe rural · 14 mi to Oklahoma City
- Students
- 115
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $49k
Autry Technology Center
Enid, Oklahoma · Small city · 69 mi to Oklahoma City
- Students
- 259
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Redlands Community College
El Reno, Oklahoma · Distant town · 26 mi to Oklahoma City
- Students
- 946
- Tuition
- $5k
- Transfer
- 11%
- Earnings
- $37k
Colleges near Great Plains Technology Center
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Lawton, OK · Public · Bachelor's · 2,492 students
Eves College of Hairstyling
Lawton, OK · Private for-profit · Certificate · 86 students
Red River Technology Center
Duncan, OK · Public · Certificate · 516 students
Caddo Kiowa Technology Center
Fort Cobb, OK · Public · Certificate · 108 students
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Chickasha, OK · Public · Bachelor's · 941 students
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX · Public · Bachelor's · 4,087 students
Western Oklahoma State College
Altus, OK · Public · Associate · 815 students
Southwest Technology Center
Altus, OK · Public · Certificate · 332 students
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.