Southwest Technology Center

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southwest Technology Center

Southwest Technology Center operates as a public institution located in Altus, Oklahoma (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 332 students of which 413 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Southwest Technology Center is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,313 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.9%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 80.2% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $48,966 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,498 six years post-enrollment, and 45.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.