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Southwest Technology Center

Altus, Oklahoma Public Less than 2-year Rural area

Overview

Southwest Technology Center is a public career and technical school based in Altus, Oklahoma. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 332 students in fall 2024. It is part of Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.

Southwest Technology Center offers certificates across 15 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician, Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician, and Biomedical Sciences. It awarded 216 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
332
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
216
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
15
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 15

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

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Construction Trades 1
Education 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Precision Production 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Health Professions 3

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
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
78%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
77
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
139

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
332
Undergraduates, fall 2024
332
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
403
Full-time, 2024-25
37%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women
43%
Men
57%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
30%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
9%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Part of
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
Superintendent
Mr. Dale Latham
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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