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Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Northern Oklahoma College is a public two-year institution based in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 3,138 students in fall 2024.

Northern Oklahoma College offers certificates and associate degrees across 28 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Management Information Systems, and Social Sciences, General. It awarded 749 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,138
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
749
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
28
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 28

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Social Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Health Professions 4
Education 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology Associate Online option 39 graduates
Physical Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Engineering Technologies 1
English Language and Literature 1
Military Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
39%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
695
Certificates under 1 year
54

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,138
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,138
Full-time, fall 2024
41%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,655
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
15
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Diana Watkins
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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