10-yr median earnings
$48,966
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Altus, Oklahoma
Southwest Technology Center
Southwest Technology Center is a public institution in Altus, 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.
- $14,313
- Avg net price / yr
- $48,966
- 10-yr median earnings
- 80.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Southwest Technology Center posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 31%
- former-student earnings, US
- 80.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +10%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Southwest 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
71/100
Southwest 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 B-
$48,966
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,313
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
80.2%
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
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$14,313
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
80.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Southwest Technology Center vs peers
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 Southwest 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.
Southwest Technology Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$48,966 Top 31% higher than 69% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | Southwest Technology Center | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,966 | #1563 of 5103 | 69th |
| Average net price | $14,313 | #1959 of 5020 | 61st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.2% | #711 of 4858 | 85th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 332 | #3204 of 5462 | 41st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
332
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
80.2%
150%-time completion
$48,966
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Southwest 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 | Southwest Technology Center | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,966 | #12 of 90 | 87th |
| Average net price | $14,313 | #50 of 84 | 40th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.2% | #17 of 88 | 81st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 332 | #54 of 94 | 43rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Oklahoma
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | $63,126 | $15,300 |
| 2 | University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center | $63,126 | - |
| 3 | University of Tulsa | $61,408 | $15,000 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | $59,841 | $28,358 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | $57,413 | $17,447 |
| 6 | Southern Nazarene University | $54,951 | $22,084 |
| 7 | Oklahoma City University | $54,655 | $22,857 |
| 8 | Green Country Technology Center | $51,375 | $1,062 |
| 9 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | $49,944 | $29,776 |
| 10 | Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center | $49,311 | $6,904 |
| 11 | Oklahoma Christian University | $49,203 | $21,872 |
| 12 | Southwest Technology CenterThis school | $48,966 | $14,313 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $14,313 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $13,846 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $15,107 |
19.9%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Southwest Technology Center swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $7,670 to $23,485 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -43.0%, 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
$7,670
Highest year
$23,485
Most recent (2023)
$13,179
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $23,1382023 · $13,179
Over the same years, enrollment went +197.1% (104 → 309 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
60.6%
Female
52.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$44,498
Median Earnings (6yr)
45.3%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 80.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $44,498 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $48,966 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 45.3% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | - | $69,613 | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 78 | $62,838 | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 31 | - | - |
Explore Data-Matched Colleges
Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.
Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Public institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
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326 students · 6 apart
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Livingston, TN
340 students · 8 apart
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Immokalee, FL
319 students · 13 apart
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald
Hohenwald, TN
346 students · 14 apart
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis
Memphis, TN
$14,315 net price · $2 apart
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
$14,305 net price · $8 apart
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA
$14,304 net price · $9 apart
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, AR
$14,327 net price · $14 apart
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Southwest Technology Center? ▼
Southwest Technology Center is a public institution in Altus, Oklahoma. Undergraduate enrollment is 332 students.
How much do Southwest Technology Center former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Southwest Technology Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,966 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $44,498.
How much does Southwest Technology Center cost? ▼
The average net price at Southwest Technology Center is $14,313..
What is the graduation rate at Southwest Technology Center? ▼
Southwest Technology Center has a 80.2% 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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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