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Carl Albert State College

Poteau, Oklahoma·Public, 2-year·Southwest·carlalbert.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
Total enrollment
1,851
peer median 2,187
Avg net price
$6,855
-$2.1k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
43%
Full-time retention
10%

Pell equity

26.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%
Non-Pell
17%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 34 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 25 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
34
Passing
8
23.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.9%
+2.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

34programs
  • Passing8 · 23.5%
  • No Data25 · 73.5%
  • Failing1 · 2.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
4
No data
25

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Social Sciences Other
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
-12.1%
$28,986 vs $32,989
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+10.2%
$36,363 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+10.8%
$36,542 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+17.5%
$38,771 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+21.3%
$40,001 vs $32,989
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+27.1%
$41,942 vs $32,989
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+36.2%
$44,939 vs $32,989
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+49.9%
$49,450 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Social Sciences Other
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
25%
$7,118 debt · $28,986 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
22%
$7,936 debt · $36,363 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$8,500 debt · $44,939 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$12,095 debt · $74,997 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
16%
$6,204 debt · $40,001 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
15%
$5,879 debt · $38,771 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1978Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 4

  1. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Nov 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Jul 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,351
$30–48k$6,502
$48–75k$7,624
$75–110k$11,921
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,855
-$2,082vs Community College median $8,938
Federal loans
14.2%
In-state tuition
$4,230
Out-of-state
$8,707

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,038 students received $5.4M in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,038
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.4M
$5,359,676 total
Direct Loans
$1.4M
357 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$656K
183 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$661K
169 loan awards
Parent PLUS$38K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 314 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
314
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.8%
2017
18.9%
2018
10.4%
2019
1.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Carl Albert State College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs27
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

364 total completions
01Health Professions
11531.6%
02Business
7119.5%
03Liberal Arts
4512.4%
04Social Sciences
4412.1%
05Family/Consumer Sci
339.1%
06Education
287.7%
07Engineering Tech
82.2%
08Engineering
71.9%
09Security/Protective
71.9%
10Legal Professions
61.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,851
12-mo unduplicated
2,160
Undergraduate
2,160
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%681
Women
68%1,479

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
18.7%
Two or more
14.8%
Hispanic
10.7%
Unknown
3.0%
Black
2.0%
Asian
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
161
101 M · 60 W
Women athletes
37.3%
Athletic aid
$337K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$162K
$113K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$19K
$22K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Wrestling
34 M · 23 W
$328K
Baseball
46 M ·
$281K
Softball
· 19 W
$181K
Cross Country
6 M · 7 W
$14K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.65
3 offenses · 1,823 students

3-year trend

0.522 yrs ago1.681 yr ago1.65Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
2
Burglary
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs06
Liquor018

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
23.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
44

Carl Albert State College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Carl Albert State College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCarl Albert State College
43%1,851$6,855Community College
Seminole State College
1,488$15,328Community College
Eastern Oklahoma State College
1,285$11,020Community College
Murray State College
2,949$15,071Community College
Oklahoma City Community College
11,475$5,135Community College
Ranger College
2,522$6,565Community College
Peer group median43%2,187$8,938

Frequently asked questions about Carl Albert State College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Carl Albert State College.

What is the graduation rate at Carl Albert State College?

Carl Albert State College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Carl Albert State College?

Carl Albert State College reports a total enrollment of 1,851 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Carl Albert State College?

The average net price at Carl Albert State College is $6,855 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Carl Albert State College located?

Carl Albert State College is located in Poteau, Oklahoma 74953-5208.

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