Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
Ardmore, Oklahoma · Also known as Southern Tech · Website
$29,012
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,012
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center is a public under 2-year college in Ardmore, Oklahoma with 326 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,939 a year. 83% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $29,012 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,939
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
83%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$29,012
Rank 4,188 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
- $12,939
- Cost of attendance
- $18,766
- Students with a need-based grant
- 14%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,008
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,665
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
- 326
- Part-time students
- 84%
- Women
- 79%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 83%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 22
- 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 4,188 of 5,094 US colleges and 74 of 90 in Oklahoma (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OK median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,939 | $12,429 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $7,921 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 83% | 61% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 71% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $15,936 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,732 | $34,450 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,012 | $37,856 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
22 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 | 84 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,626 | $56,073 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,835 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,118 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 16 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,116 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,359 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,202 |
| WoodworkingCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,664 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Plant SciencesCertificate | Certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,711 |
| BiotechnologyCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate | Certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Ardmore and Oklahoma on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Oklahoma
- Homes: Homes for sale in Oklahoma
Questions and answers
How much does Southern Oklahoma Technology Center cost?
$12,939 a year is the average net price at Southern Oklahoma Technology Center after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,766. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,008 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southern Oklahoma Technology Center?
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Southern Oklahoma Technology Center graduates earn?
$29,012 a year is the median pay of former Southern Oklahoma Technology Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,732 after 6 years). That ranks 4,188 of 5,094 US colleges and 74 of 90 in Oklahoma.
What is the graduation rate at Southern Oklahoma Technology Center?
83% of first-time, full-time students at Southern Oklahoma Technology Center finish within 150% of the normal time. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Southern Oklahoma Technology Center?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (84 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (63 certificate graduates), Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (43 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 22 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.