Central Oklahoma College

Oklahoma City, OK · Private for-profit · 467 students · Visit Website

Central Oklahoma College specializes in health, beauty, and wellness programs, offering hands-on training for careers like cosmetology, practical nursing, esthetics, massage therapy, barbering, and surgical technology. Many programs combine classroom learning with practical experience, and nursing students benefit from externships in real workplace settings. The college also provides flexible class schedules with morning, afternoon, and evening options.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$18,525/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

40/100

All Programs at Central Oklahoma College

2 trade programs at Central Oklahoma College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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43 $19,149/yr $6,708 Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr
Massage Therapy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
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38 $17,902/yr $7,573 Moderate Large
52 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Central Oklahoma College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.