Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Oklahoma
33 schools in Oklahoma teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,214 at Gordon Cooper Technology Center.
What this work pays in Oklahoma
Nursing Assistants in Oklahoma earn a median of $35,930 a year across 19,410 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $58,320 | 11,540 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $39,214 (28 grads) | 72 |
| Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (20 grads) | 110 |
| Pioneer Technology Center Ponca City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (20 grads) | 52 |
| Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (33 grads) | 62 |
| Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Ardmore | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (23 grads) | 77 |
| Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,861 (92 grads) | 223 |
| Miller-Motte College-Tulsa Tulsa | Associate's degree | $19,959 | $35,571 (154 grads) | 39 |
| Pontotoc Technology Center Ada | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,847 (19 grads) | 37 |
| Caddo Kiowa Technology Center Fort Cobb | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (19 grads) | 31 |
| Meridian Technology Center Stillwater | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (12 grads) | 55 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,138 (75 grads) | 147 |
| Southwest Technology Center Altus | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,925 (11 grads) | 31 |
| Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,035 (117 grads) | 179 |
| Great Plains Technology Center Lawton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,423 (33 grads) | 53 |
| Red River Technology Center Duncan | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,771 (21 grads) | 73 |
| High Plains Technology Center Woodward | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (17 grads) | 11 |
| Wes Watkins Technology Center Wetumka | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,703 (26 grads) | 8 |
| Autry Technology Center Enid | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Central Technology Center Drumright | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 60 |
| Northeast Technology Center Pryor | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 207 |
| Western Technology Center Burns Flat | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| ATA College Tulsa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 137 |
| Central Oklahoma College Oklahoma City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Chisholm Trail Technology Center Omega | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Connors State College Warner | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 129 |
| Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center Choctaw | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Green Country Technology Center Okmulgee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Mid-America Technology Center Wayne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Mid-Del Technology Center Midwest City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Moore Norman Technology Center Norman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 123 |
| Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Technology Center-Alva Alva | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 59 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.