Public · Community college
Western Technology Center
Burns Flat, Oklahoma · Remote rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- -$1,072
- Avg net price
- 74%
- Grad / completion
- $29,728
- Median earnings
Western Technology Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Burns Flat, Oklahoma (remote rural setting), enrolling 129 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Burns Flat, Oklahoma
Burns Flat is a town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. Immediately west of Burns Flat is Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark which is a licensed spaceport. The facility hosts the third longest civilian runway in North America, stretching approximately 2.5 miles in length. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 94 miles to Oklahoma City, OK
- To the ocean
- 456 miles
- Nearest airport
- 69 miles to Lawton Fort Sill (LAW)
How Western Technology Center compares
Higher than 69% · #26 of 67 in Oklahoma
Higher than 90%
Higher than 30% · #44 of 61 in Oklahoma
Cheaper than 99% · #1 cheapest of 62 in Oklahoma
Lower than 95%
Larger than 34%
Percentiles compare Western 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
- Women9574%
- Men3426%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White62%
- Black2.3%
- Hispanic26%
- Other or multiracial10%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 129
- Student–faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 13%
- First-generation students
- 65%
- Students over 25
- 10%
- Median family income
- $15,760
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
- -$1,072
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
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $26,709
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $29,728
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $10
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 5 campuses (532 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: 38% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,713. 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 32 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)
- $29,728
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 41%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 95°F
- Winter low
- 27°F
- Annual rain
- 23.9″
- Annual snow
- 8.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bessie 4Wnw Mesonet, OK US station (7.7 mi from campus).
What Western 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.
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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Western Technology Center side by side →
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- Transfer
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Tuition
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Colleges near Western Technology Center
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Caddo Kiowa Technology Center
Fort Cobb, OK · Public · Certificate · 108 students
Western Oklahoma State College
Altus, OK · Public · Associate · 815 students
Southwest Technology Center
Altus, OK · Public · Certificate · 332 students
Chisholm Trail Technology Center
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Cameron University
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Great Plains Technology Center
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Eves College of Hairstyling
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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.