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Okaloosa Technical College

Fort Walton Beach, Florida·Public, less-than 2-year·Southeast·otcollege.net

Okaloosa Technical College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 82% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 421 students, and 649 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
82%
—
Total enrollment
421
peer median 371
Avg net price
$18,819
+$9.9k vs peer
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About

Okaloosa Technical College is a technical institution located in Okaloosa County, Florida. It offers a variety of vocational and technical programs aimed at preparing students for employment in skilled trades and technical fields.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
82%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

26.9pp gap
Pell recipients
100%89 of 89
Non-Pell (all)
73%122 of 167
No Federal Aid
73%122 of 167

Pell recipients here graduate at a 26.9-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 13 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 13 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
13
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

13programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data13 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
13

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1979Next review Dec 2030

Action history · 7

  1. Jul 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Jun 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,365
$30–48k$18,452
$48–75k$20,080
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$18,819
+$9,888vs peer median $8,931
Federal loans
0.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 244 students received $1.1M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
244
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,089,085 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (50.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
50.0%
+36.8pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
4
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
50.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Okaloosa Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs14
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
421
12-mo unduplicated
649
Undergraduate
649
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
61%393
Women
39%256

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.1%
Hispanic
14.7%
Black
13.3%
Two or more
6.9%
Asian
1.9%
Non-resident
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 429 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    11.0:1

    Okaloosa Technical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Okaloosa Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectOkaloosa Technical College
    		—Open admission421$18,819—
    ABC Adult School
    		—Open admission173$12,465—
    Academy of Careers and Technology
    		—Open admission168$9,988—
    Buckeye Joint Vocational School
    		—Open admission80$6,545—
    Caddo Kiowa Technology Center
    		—Open admission358$0 or less—
    Carver Career Center
    		—Open admission169$6,941Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center
    		—Open admission34$14,999—
    East Valley Institute of Technology
    		—Open admission377$16,847—
    Eastern Suffolk BOCES
    		—78.9%310$24,557—
    Emily Griffith Technical College
    		—Open admission6,123$7,197—
    Fred K Marchman Technical College
    		—Open admission568$4,881—
    Fred W Eberle Technical Center
    		—Open admission109$2,129—
    GateWay Community College-Central City
    		—Open admission595$14,438—
    Green Country Technology Center
    		—84.6%385$1,062—
    Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
    		—100.0%491$3,536Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
    		—Open admission87$11,578—
    M-DCPS The English Center
    		—Open admission203$4,659—
    Mid-America Technology Center
    		—Open admission1,121$3,190—
    Mid-Del Technology Center
    		—Open admission371$8,763—
    Orange Technical College-West Campus
    		—Open admission1,266$13,700—
    Pioneer Technology Center
    		—Open admission420$9,750—
    Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education
    		—Open admission71$6,217—
    Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center
    		—Open admission—$22,631—
    Sheridan Technical College
    		—Open admission1,573$6,677—
    Technical College of the Rockies
    		—Open admission304$3,796—
    Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education
    		—86.0%33$13,494—
    Tom P. Haney Technical College
    		—Open admission494$9,099—
    Western Technology Center
    		—Open admission532$0 or less—
    Peer group median—85.3%371$8,931

    Institutions like Okaloosa Technical College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Okaloosa Technical College's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • California

      ABC Adult School

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      173
      Net price
      $12,465
    • West Virginia

      Academy of Careers and Technology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      168
      Net price
      $9,988
    • Ohio

      Buckeye Joint Vocational School

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      80
      Net price
      $6,545
    • Oklahoma

      Caddo Kiowa Technology Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      358
      Net price
      $0 or less
    • Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsWest Virginia

      Carver Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      169
      Net price
      $6,941
    • Virginia

      Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      34
      Net price
      $14,999
    • Arizona

      East Valley Institute of Technology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      377
      Net price
      $16,847
    • New York

      Eastern Suffolk BOCES

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      78.9%
      Enrollment
      310
      Net price
      $24,557
    • Colorado

      Emily Griffith Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      6,123
      Net price
      $7,197
    • Florida

      Fred K Marchman Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      568
      Net price
      $4,881
    • West Virginia

      Fred W Eberle Technical Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      109
      Net price
      $2,129
    • Arizona

      GateWay Community College-Central City

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      595
      Net price
      $14,438
    • Oklahoma

      Green Country Technology Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      84.6%
      Enrollment
      385
      Net price
      $1,062
    • Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia

      Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      491
      Net price
      $3,536
    • Ohio

      Lorain County Joint Vocational School District

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      87
      Net price
      $11,578
    • Florida

      M-DCPS The English Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      203
      Net price
      $4,659
    • Oklahoma

      Mid-America Technology Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,121
      Net price
      $3,190
    • Oklahoma

      Mid-Del Technology Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      371
      Net price
      $8,763
    • Florida

      Orange Technical College-West Campus

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,266
      Net price
      $13,700
    • Oklahoma

      Pioneer Technology Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      420
      Net price
      $9,750
    • California

      Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      71
      Net price
      $6,217
    • Missouri

      Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      —
      Net price
      $22,631
    • Florida

      Sheridan Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,573
      Net price
      $6,677
    • Colorado

      Technical College of the Rockies

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      304
      Net price
      $3,796
    • Ohio

      Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      86.0%
      Enrollment
      33
      Net price
      $13,494
    • Florida

      Tom P. Haney Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      494
      Net price
      $9,099
    • Oklahoma

      Western Technology Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      532
      Net price
      $0 or less

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    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Okaloosa Technical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Okaloosa Technical College.

    What is the acceptance rate at Okaloosa Technical College?

    Okaloosa Technical College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Okaloosa Technical College?

    At Okaloosa Technical College, 82% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Okaloosa Technical College?

    Okaloosa Technical College reports a total enrollment of 421 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Okaloosa Technical College?

    The average net price at Okaloosa Technical College is $18,819 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Okaloosa Technical College located?

    Okaloosa Technical College is located in Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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