Pioneer Technology Center
Public College in Ponca City, OK. Median 10-year earnings $29,841.
Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. Retention is strong at 90%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 38% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 5:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 155 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $9,679 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,727 at $0–30k against $12,360 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 58% get grants averaging $4,400, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 70 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,727 |
| $30–48k | $10,141 |
| $48–75k | $10,488 |
| $75–110k | $12,360 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Kay County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026