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Wes Watkins Technology Center

Wetumka, Oklahoma · Public technical college

Construction trades programsMedical assistant programsWelding schoolsLPN / LVN programsSurgical technologist programsElectrician schoolsMedical billing & coding programs
98%completion rate · Oklahoma avg 69%
not reportedmedian debt of graduates
$31,033median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$32,209median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$7,336annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education (Accredited)
Address: 7892 Highway 9, Wetumka, OK 74883 · Phone: (405) 452-1222 · 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
Wes Watkins Technolog… Wes Watkins Technolog…: 98.3% 98.3% 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)
Construction laborers$33,490$39,360$47,460
Medical assistants$31,880$38,750$45,630
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$37,860$49,720$60,790
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$45,440$58,320$62,060
Surgical technologists$49,200$61,190$65,120
Electricians$37,900$61,010$76,510
Medical records specialists$36,610$53,460$61,110

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
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 17 not reported not reported not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 1–2 years 17 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 12 not reported not reported not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported $28,598 not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 7 $17,837 $21,703 not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 3 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported 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 too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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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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