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Western Oklahoma State College

Altus, Oklahoma Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Altus, Oklahoma, Western Oklahoma State College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,162 students. It is part of Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.

Western Oklahoma State College offers certificates and associate degrees across 20 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. It awarded 271 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 56% 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
1,162
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
271
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
20
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 20

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
Health Professions 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 6
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Psychology 1
Education 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Military Technologies 1
Social Sciences 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 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
56%
First-year retention, part-time students
32%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
247
Certificates under 1 year
16
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,162
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,162
Full-time, fall 2024
42%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,519
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
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
65%
Men
35%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
9%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
49%
Students taking some online courses
43%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Chad Wiginton
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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