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Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma·Public, 2-year·Southwest·occc.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
—
Total enrollment
11,475
peer median 2,400
Avg net price
$4,739
-$7.1k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
27%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

2.7pp gap
Pell recipients
25%131 of 515
Non-Pell (all)
28%138 of 498
No Federal Aid
28%138 of 498

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 47 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
Passing
16
34.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

47programs
  • Passing16 · 34.0%
  • No Data31 · 66.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
13
No data
31

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.

16
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+13.7%
$37,495 vs $32,989
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+21.3%
$40,029 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+24.2%
$40,978 vs $32,989
Sociology
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+27.5%
$42,067 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+35.6%
$44,727 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+42.2%
$46,903 vs $32,989
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+47.7%
$48,719 vs $32,989
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+55.9%
$51,431 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

11
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
32%
$16,860 debt · $52,156 earn
Sociology
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
30%
$12,500 debt · $42,067 earn
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
27%
$11,197 debt · $40,978 earn
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
24%
$12,555 debt · $51,431 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$10,500 debt · $48,719 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
20%
$13,368 debt · $66,525 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$9,000 debt · $46,903 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
19%
$9,750 debt · $52,325 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 8

  1. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. Apr 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
  3. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. 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
  5. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

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$3,899
$30–48k$4,276
$48–75k$5,480
$75–110k$9,351
$110k+$10,633

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

Avg net price
$4,739
-$7,098vs Community College median $11,837
Federal loans
10.1%
In-state tuition
$4,059
Out-of-state
$9,810

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, 4,379 students received $17.7M in Pell grants, alongside $5.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,379
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$17.7M
$17,722,214 total
Direct Loans
$5.9M
1,845 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.6M
1,264 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.2M
576 loan awards
Parent PLUS$56K
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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,618 borrowers who entered repayment, 59 (3.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,618
Defaulted
59
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.4%
2017
16.7%
2018
13.3%
2019
3.6%
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 OCCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs50
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,480 total completions
01Liberal Arts
53436.1%
02Health Professions
36424.6%
03Business
18112.2%
04Psychology
1318.9%
05Computer Sciences
896.0%
06Visual/Performing Arts
644.3%
07Engineering
332.2%
08Social Sciences
292.0%
09Biological Sciences
281.9%
10Education
271.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
11,475
12-mo unduplicated
16,531
Undergraduate
16,531
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%5,919
Women
64%10,612

Race / ethnicity composition

White
39.4%
Hispanic
24.6%
Black
10.4%
Two or more
8.5%
Unknown
6.6%
Asian
4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
3.5%
Non-resident
2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

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 · 11,469 students

3-year trend

0.442 yrs ago0.091 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
20
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    1
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    5
    Stalking
    6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons20
    Drugs310
    Liquor40

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 2 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    21.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    138

    OCCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions OCCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectOklahoma City Community College
    		27%—11,475$4,739Community College
    Murray State College
    		——2,949$12,844Community College
    Carl Albert State College
    		——1,851$14,607Community College
    South Plains College
    		——9,098$6,791Community College
    Seminole State College
    		——1,488$14,628Community College
    Eastern Oklahoma State College
    		——1,285$10,830Community College
    Peer group median27%—2,400$11,837

    Institutions like OCCC

    Explore the federal data for institutions in OCCC's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    OCCC Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone
    405-682-1611
    Address
    7777 S. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73159-4444

    Institutional Effectiveness has institution-wide responsibility for collecting, analyzing and disseminating knowledge that helps academic managers and college faculty make data-driven decisions that continually move the institution forward toward achieving its mission.

    Visit IR office page

    Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma City Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about OCCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Oklahoma City Community College?

    Oklahoma City Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Oklahoma City Community College?

    Oklahoma City Community College reports a total enrollment of 11,475 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Oklahoma City Community College?

    The average net price at Oklahoma City Community College is $4,739 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Oklahoma City Community College located?

    Oklahoma City Community College is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159-9987.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Oklahoma City Community College?

    Oklahoma City Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness.

    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.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, 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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts 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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