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Pontotoc Technology Center

Ada, Oklahoma · Public technical college

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83%completion rate · Oklahoma avg 69%
not reportedmedian debt of graduates
$38,991median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$40,955median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$14,683annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education (Accredited)
Address: 601 W 33rd, Ada, OK 74820 · Phone: 58031022002223 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Pontotoc Technology C… Pontotoc Technology C…: 82.8% 82.8% Oklahoma average Oklahoma average: 69.1% 69.1% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$37,860$49,720$60,790
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators$37,440$47,970$56,700
Nursing assistants$29,630$35,930$38,250
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$45,440$58,320$62,060
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$29,410$46,560$64,260
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$18,980$29,650$44,260
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$36,050$57,560$72,110
Phlebotomists$33,570$39,030$46,570

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Oklahoma (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Ground Transportation Certificate, 1–2 years 24 not reported $39,369 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 18 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 300–899 hours 17 $35,244 $34,847 not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 16 $35,244 $34,847 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 14 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 11 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 10 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 10 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 10 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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