Southwest Technology Center
Southwest Technology Center in Altus, OK, offers hands-on training in various fields like Practical Nursing, Aviation Maintenance, Automotive Technology, and Metal Fabrication. The school emphasizes career readiness through industry certifications and partnerships, including a "Grow Your Own Mechanic" program with Altus Air Force Base for aviation students. Many programs feature simulated learning environments, such as patient simulators in Health Science and virtual reality training in other areas. Southwest Tech also provides career advisement to help students explore options and prepare for employment.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Southwest Technology Center
1 trade program at Southwest Technology Center, 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 |
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Practical Nursing
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64 | $39,527/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 1 trade and vocational programs at Southwest Technology Center 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.