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Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma·Public, 2-year·Southwest·noc.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
Total enrollment
3,138
peer median 3,173
Avg net price
$8,201
-$195 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
48%
Non-Pell
51%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 54 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 47 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
54
Passing
5
9.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
3.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.7%
+3.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

54programs
  • Passing5 · 9.3%
  • No Data47 · 87.0%
  • Failing2 · 3.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
4
No data
47

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.

7
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-21.1%
$26,017 vs $32,989
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-2.5%
$32,164 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+15.9%
$38,243 vs $32,989
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+33.8%
$44,139 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+47.6%
$48,684 vs $32,989
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+56.7%
$51,679 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+114.5%
$70,755 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-2.5%
$825

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$8,092 debt · $38,243 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
21%
$10,000 debt · $48,684 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$9,950 debt · $51,679 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$11,330 debt · $70,755 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1948Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Sep 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$5,902
$30–48k$6,774
$48–75k$9,451
$75–110k$12,850
$110k+$13,100

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

Avg net price
$8,201
-$194vs Community College median $8,396
Federal loans
20.1%
In-state tuition
$5,061
Out-of-state
$11,826

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,248 students received $6.6M in Pell grants, alongside $4.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,248
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.6M
$6,589,415 total
Direct Loans
$4.6M
1,218 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$1.9M
597 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.2M
585 loan awards
Parent PLUS$467K
36 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 719 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
719
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.2%
2017
14.6%
2018
6.3%
2019
1.8%
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 Northern Oklahoma College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs28
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

522 total completions
01Liberal Arts
10720.5%
02Business
9618.4%
03Health Professions
6612.6%
04Social Sciences
6612.6%
05Education
6111.7%
06Agriculture
387.3%
07Biological Sciences
285.4%
08Physical Sciences
224.2%
09Visual/Performing Arts
214.0%
10Security/Protective
173.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,138
12-mo unduplicated
4,619
Undergraduate
4,619
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%1,695
Women
63%2,924

Race / ethnicity composition

White
58.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
14.2%
Hispanic
12.6%
Black
5.0%
Unknown
3.3%
Two or more
2.6%
Non-resident
1.4%
Asian
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
197
126 M · 71 W
Women athletes
36.0%
Athletic aid
$1.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$2.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$700K
$470K
Recruiting expense
$11K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$25K
$26K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
65 M ·
$443K
Basketball
30 M · 22 W
$829K
Soccer
31 M · 18 W
$427K
Softball
· 31 W
$337K

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
14.67
48 offenses · 3,271 students

3-year trend

11.862 yrs ago15.681 yr ago14.67Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
135
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
60
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
4

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
24
Rape
14
Aggravated assault
5
Fondling
4
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

48total
  • On campus48

Includes 26 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
11
Stalking
17 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons40
Drugs1132
Liquor21230

Residence-hall fires

  • Stinchcomb Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Village APTS. F1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 7 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
76

Northern Oklahoma College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Northern Oklahoma 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
SubjectNorthern Oklahoma College
48%3,138$8,201Community College
Northeast Texas Community College
3,208$8,590Community College
Angelina College
3,890$8,900Community College
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
921$9,014Community College
Panola College
2,691$7,429Community College
Kilgore College
7,198$6,629Community College
Peer group median48%3,173$8,396

Frequently asked questions about Northern Oklahoma College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Northern Oklahoma College.

What is the graduation rate at Northern Oklahoma College?

Northern Oklahoma College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Northern Oklahoma College?

Northern Oklahoma College reports a total enrollment of 3,138 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Northern Oklahoma College?

The average net price at Northern Oklahoma College is $8,201 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Northern Oklahoma College located?

Northern Oklahoma College is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma 74653.

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