Public · Ada, Oklahoma

Pontotoc Technology Center

Pontotoc Technology Center is a public institution in Ada, Oklahoma. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$3,164
Avg net price / yr
$40,955
10-yr median earnings
82.4%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Pontotoc Technology Center posts above-median former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 50%
former-student earnings, US
82.4%
150%-time completion
+5%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Pontotoc Technology Center profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

B+
College Value Score
76/100
Pontotoc Technology Center

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings C-
$40,955
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$3,164
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
82.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Pontotoc Technology Center vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$40,955

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$3,164

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

82.4%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 82.4%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Pontotoc Technology Center vs peers

Pontotoc Technology Center positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 7 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Pontotoc Technology Center positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $25K $54K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $903 $10K Avg Net Price ($) Pontotoc Technology Center (you are here): $41K earn · $3K net · 82% grad You are here - Pontotoc Technolog… High Plains Technology Center: $34K earn · $8K net · 64% grad High Plains Techno… Mid-Del Technology Center: $33K earn · $9K net · 68% grad Mid-Del Technology… Pioneer Technology Center: $30K earn · $10K net · 73% grad Pioneer Technology… Green Country Technology Center: $51K earn · $1K net · 76% grad Green Country Tech… East Central University: $45K earn · $9K net · 34% grad East Central Unive… Wes Watkins Technology Center: $32K earn · $7K net · 98% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Pontotoc Technology Center ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Pontotoc Technology Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$40,955 Top 50% higher than 50% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Pontotoc Technology Center National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,955 #2526 of 5103 50th
Average net price $3,164 #135 of 5020 97th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 82.4% #593 of 4858 88th
Undergraduate enrollment 72 #4651 of 5462 15th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

72
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
82.4%
150%-time completion
$40,955
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Pontotoc Technology Center ranks in Oklahoma

State rank among 90 reporting Oklahoma colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Pontotoc Technology Center State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,955 #33 of 90 63rd
Average net price $3,164 #6 of 84 93rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 82.4% #14 of 88 84th
Undergraduate enrollment 72 #77 of 94 18th

Highest former-student earnings in Oklahoma

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$63,126$15,300
2University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center$63,126-
3University of Tulsa$61,408$15,000
4Oklahoma Wesleyan University$59,841$28,358
5Oklahoma State University-Main Campus$57,413$17,447
6Southern Nazarene University$54,951$22,084
7Oklahoma City University$54,655$22,857
8Green Country Technology Center$51,375$1,062
9Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology$49,944$29,776
10Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center$49,311$6,904
11Oklahoma Christian University$49,203$21,872
12Southwest Technology Center$48,966$14,313
33Pontotoc Technology CenterThis school$40,955$3,164

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $3,164

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $3,164
12.9%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Pontotoc Technology Center swings rather than trends

Across 10 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $918 to $5,778 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -45.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$918
Highest year
$5,778
Most recent (2023)
$3,131
Average net price, 2013–2023

10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $5,7712014: $5,7782015: $3,0032016: $4,0992017: $3,8942018: $3,0982019: $9182020: $1,0642022: $3,6862023: $3,131
2013 · $5,7712023 · $3,131

Over the same years, enrollment went -41.9% (117 → 68 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

56.2%
Female
48.9%
First Generation

Outcomes

$38,991
Median Earnings (6yr)
50.0%
Earning Over $25K

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 82.4%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $38,991
Median earnings 10 years after entry $40,955
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 50.0%

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 37 $59,326 -
Ground Transportation Certificate 12 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Pontotoc Technology Center?
Pontotoc Technology Center is a public institution in Ada, Oklahoma. Undergraduate enrollment is 72 students.
How much do Pontotoc Technology Center former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Pontotoc Technology Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $40,955 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,991.
How much does Pontotoc Technology Center cost?
The average net price at Pontotoc Technology Center is $3,164..
What is the graduation rate at Pontotoc Technology Center?
Pontotoc Technology Center has a 82.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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