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Great Plains Technology Center

⌖ Lawton, OK · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$254,272 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even

−122%Modeled 10-year ROI

$40,424Observed earnings · year 5

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$254,272at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$208,5120

−$254,27210

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Average net price$7,128

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$12,801

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,128Average net price / year

$12,801Cost of attendance

$40,424Median earnings · year 5 after completion

95.0%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

314Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

39thEarnings percentile

95thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$34,921Year 1

$44,322Year 4

$40,424Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Fire Protection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,733 2Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,472

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OK

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Technology Center

Annual net price: $5,723
Observed earnings · year 5: $40,183
Modeled 10-year ROI: -124%

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Northern Oklahoma College

Annual net price: $5,625
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,256
Modeled 10-year ROI: -114%

Open college profile →Chickasha, OK

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Annual net price: $6,624
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,315
Modeled 10-year ROI: -108%

Open college profile →Muskogee, OK

Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee

Annual net price: $4,895
Observed earnings · year 5: $39,091
Modeled 10-year ROI: -130%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$55,733	Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,472	$11,759

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.