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2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in Oklahoma to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Trade Basic Certificate Schools in Oklahoma
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Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Technology Center the most popular school in Oklahoma for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the small public school awarded 2,002 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. TWS is a very small private for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 511 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 11% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at TWS. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 6% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. This very small public school is located in McAlester, Oklahoma, and it awarded 251 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since KTC McAlester does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 1% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Out of the 44 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Technology Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Drumright, Oklahoma, the small public school awarded 439 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Around 32% of those degree recipients were women.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Francis Tuttle Technology Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 376 students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
Central Oklahoma College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Central Oklahoma College is a very small private for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 208 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
Meridian Technology Center ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 252 students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 41% were women.
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in Ardmore, Oklahoma, the very small public school awarded 354 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Around 37% of those degree recipients were women.
Metro Technology Centers came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Metro Technology Centers is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 259 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Clary Sage College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. Clary Sage College is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 179 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 99% of those degree recipients were women.
Clary Sage College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2020-2021 about 21% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oklahoma City Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 196 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,059 in tuition and fees if they attend OCCC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $9,810. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since OCCC does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 6% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center is a very small public school located in Choctaw, Oklahoma that handed out 245 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 38% of those degree recipients were women.
Moore Norman Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. This small public school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 183 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
Jenks Beauty College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Jenks Beauty College is a very small private for-profit school situated in Jenks, Oklahoma. It awarded 119 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 97% were women.
Autry Technology Center ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. Autry Technology Center is a very small public school situated in Enid, Oklahoma. It awarded 91 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Mid-America Technology Center came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Mid-America Technology Center is a public institution located in Wayne, Oklahoma. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 143 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Pontotoc Technology Center came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Pontotoc Technology Center is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 59 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 41% were women.
Caddo Kiowa Technology Center came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, the very small public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
Caddo Kiowa Technology Center does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 6% took at least some of their classes online.
Gordon Cooper Technology Center landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, the very small public school awarded 123 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Gordon Cooper Technology Center. In fact, around 1% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Pioneer Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their basic certificate. Ponca City, Oklahoma is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 59 students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Southwest Technology Center came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Southwest Technology Center is located in Altus, Oklahoma and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 62 basic certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Tulsa Community College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 219 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $3,541 in tuition and fees if they attend Tulsa Community College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $8,941. Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Tulsa Community College. In fact, around 67% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
High Plains Technology Center landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate trade school programs. Woodward, Oklahoma is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 80 students in 2021-2022.
Around 49% of those degree recipients were women.
Broken Arrow Beauty College - Tulsa ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 29 basic certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Green Country Technology Center came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 22 students in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.