Gordon Cooper Technology Center
Shawnee, Oklahoma · Also known as Gordon Cooper Area Vocational-Technical School District #5 · Website
$42,021
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,021
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Gordon Cooper Technology Center is a public 2-year college in Shawnee, Oklahoma with 173 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $1,680 a year. 90% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $42,021 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$1,680
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
90%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$42,021
Rank 2,364 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $1,680
- Cost of attendance
- $9,922
- Students with a need-based grant
- 9.4%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $311
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $2,427
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $2,077
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $3,895
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 173
- Part-time students
- 46%
- Women
- 31%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 90%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 28
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,364 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 90 in Oklahoma (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OK median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $1,680 | $12,429 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $7,921 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 90% | 61% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 71% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $15,936 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,450 | $34,450 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,021 | $37,856 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
28 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 112 | Withheld | $47,573 | $53,140 | $56,073 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 82 | Withheld | $47,876 | $56,191 | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 37 | Withheld | $39,018 | $42,515 | $48,702 |
| Engineering, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,116 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,835 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate | Certificate | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Graphic CommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mason/MasonryCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Gordon Cooper Technology Center cost?
$1,680 a year is the average net price at Gordon Cooper Technology Center after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $9,922. Families earning under $30,000 pay $311 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Gordon Cooper Technology Center?
Gordon Cooper Technology Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Gordon Cooper Technology Center graduates earn?
$42,021 a year is the median pay of former Gordon Cooper Technology Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,450 after 6 years). That ranks 2,364 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 90 in Oklahoma. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate) at $47,876.
What is the graduation rate at Gordon Cooper Technology Center?
90% of first-time, full-time students at Gordon Cooper Technology Center finish within 3 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Gordon Cooper Technology Center?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (112 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (82 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (37 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 28 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.