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Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK 9,758 Undergrads 16.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$11,439
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,739
After Aid
Median Earnings
$51,737
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$4,739
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$51,737
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+36%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$38,146
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate16.9%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age25.1
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time31.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS57.1%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$549k
+$34k
+$65k
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$541k
+$25k
+$56k
Full Cost$11k/yr
+$528k
+$13k
+$44k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$5k/yr
31
647%
Full Cost$11k/yr
34
210%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return513%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return92%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,024
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$11,368
Earnings (5yr)
$41,879
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
$9,250
Earnings (4yr)
$69,103
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,495
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Biotechnology
AssocCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,595
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,058
Earnings (4yr)
$52,325
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Chemistry
AssocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,582
Earnings (4yr)
$66,525
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$196k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,167
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,156
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,528
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,773
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4701
Median Debt
$12,362
Earnings (4yr)
$51,431
Natl Median: $63,241
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,039
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$371k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,029
Natl Median: $33,186
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,826
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
History
AssocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$22,185
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$248k
Journalism
AssocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,750
Earnings (4yr)
$46,903
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,211
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,513
Natl Median: $63,862
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Physics
AssocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,321
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$11,220
Earnings (4yr)
$40,978
Natl Median: $39,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$79,164
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$310k
Median Debt
$12,215
Earnings (4yr)
$48,719
Natl Median: $43,854
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Sociology
AssocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$12,998
Earnings (4yr)
$42,067
Natl Median: $44,144
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,727
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$55,964
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$119k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.