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CNA classes in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 26 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Oklahoma, expect to start around $29,630–$32,900 and reach a median of $35,930 with experience; the top quarter earn $38,250 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma). Graduates of these Oklahoma programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,244 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What nursing assistants earn in Oklahoma

$29,630starting (10th percentile)
$32,900early career (25th)
$35,930median, all experience
$38,250experienced (75th)
$42,870top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 19,410 employed in Oklahoma. National median: $42,260.

Campuses in Oklahoma, ranked by what their graduates earned

26campuses in Oklahoma
1,311credentials awarded / yr
$35,244median earnings, yr 1 (Oklahoma)
$22,196median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AdaAltusAlvaArdmoreBurns FlatChoctawDrumrightDuncanEl RenoEnidFort CobbMcAlesterMuskogeeNormanOklahoma CityOkmulgeeOmegaPonca CityPryorShawneeStillwaterTulsaWarnerWayneWoodward

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Central Technology Center Drumright Public 20 $40,345 not reported 85% $7,169
Western Technology Center Burns Flat Public 13 $39,422 not reported 74% $5,114
Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee Public 91 $37,895 not reported 90% $9,922
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester Public 123 $37,059 not reported 45% $9,685
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee Public 9 $36,567 not reported 100% $14,348
Autry Technology Center Enid Public 29 $36,403 not reported 75% not reported
Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City Public 108 $36,009 not reported 52% $16,058
Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City Public 74 $35,468 not reported 35% $11,478
Pontotoc Technology Center Ada Public 17 $35,244 not reported 83% $14,683
Pioneer Technology Center Ponca City Public 34 $35,077 not reported 73% $14,464
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Ardmore Public 63 $34,736 not reported 83% $18,766
Northeast Technology Center Pryor Public 165 $33,955 not reported 97% $15,385
High Plains Technology Center Woodward Public 4 $31,386 not reported 80% $12,228
Red River Technology Center Duncan Public 19 $29,185 not reported 53% not reported
Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa Public 95 $24,990 not reported 81% $11,412
Moore Norman Technology Center Norman Public 100 not reported not reported 91% not reported
Connors State College Warner Public 67 not reported not reported 36% not reported
Northwest Technology Center-Alva Alva Public 63 not reported not reported 77% not reported
Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno Public 60 not reported not reported 71% $17,866
Green Country Technology Center Okmulgee Public 43 not reported not reported 67% $4,753
Meridian Technology Center Stillwater Public 36 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center Choctaw Public 21 not reported not reported 92% $11,912
Southwest Technology Center Altus Public 20 not reported not reported 78% $17,326
Chisholm Trail Technology Center Omega Public 18 not reported not reported 71% not reported
Mid-America Technology Center Wayne Public 12 not reported not reported 100% not reported
Caddo Kiowa Technology Center Fort Cobb Public 7 not reported not reported 68% $5,417

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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