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Pioneer Technology Center

Ponca City, Oklahoma · Public

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73%completion rate · Oklahoma avg 69%
not reportedmedian debt of graduates
$27,585median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$29,841median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$14,464annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education (Accredited)
Address: 2101 N Ash, Ponca City, OK 74601 · Phone: (580) 762-8336 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Pioneer Technology Ce… Pioneer Technology Ce…: 73.2% 73.2% Oklahoma average Oklahoma average: 69.1% 69.1% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Nursing assistants$29,630$35,930$38,250
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$18,980$29,650$44,260
Chefs and head cooks$28,920$58,540$67,560
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$37,860$49,720$60,790
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$45,440$58,320$62,060
Construction laborers$33,490$39,360$47,460
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$29,410$46,560$64,260
Pharmacy technicians$34,780$40,500$46,750
Machinists$36,380$51,120$62,050
Medical assistants$31,880$38,750$45,630

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Oklahoma (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 300–899 hours 32 $35,077 $38,289 not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 14 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 10 $35,077 $38,289 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 10 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported not reported not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 1–2 years 6 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 3 not reported not reported not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 1–2 years 2 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 2 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 2 $35,077 $38,289 not reported

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.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means the cohort was too small to publish.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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