Head-to-head comparison
Community Care College vs Southern Oklahoma Technology Center: which has better ROI?
Option A Tulsa, OK
Community Care College
- Net price / year
- $26,489
- Earnings, 10 years
- $28,954
- Payback
- No payback
Option B Ardmore, OK
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
- Net price / year
- $12,939
- Earnings, 10 years
- $29,012
- Payback
- No payback
Neither clears its cost on institution-wide earnings, but Southern Oklahoma Technology Center comes closer — median earnings $29,012 against a $51,756 total, vs $28,954 at Community Care College. (Scorecard, 2026 · our math.)
| Measure | Community Care College | Southern Oklahoma Technology Center |
|---|---|---|
| Net price / yr | $26,489 | $12,939 |
| Total net cost | $105,956 | $51,756 |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs | $28,954 | $29,012 |
| Median debt | $8,898 | — |
| Payback | — | — |
| 20-year net return | -$494,076 | -$438,716 |
College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · payback and returns are our math. Figures blend all majors.
The short answer
Which is cheaper, Community Care College or Southern Oklahoma Technology Center?
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center, at $12,939 a year after aid versus $26,489 — a gap of $13,550 a year, or $54,200 across the full degree. These are net prices after grants and scholarships, not sticker prices, so they reflect what an aided student pays.
The short answer
Do Community Care College or Southern Oklahoma Technology Center graduates earn more?
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center graduates report a median $29,012 ten years after entry, $58 more than the $28,954 at Community Care College. Both are institution-wide medians from federal tax records, so a high-paying major at the lower school can beat the average at the higher one.
The short answer
Which graduates more of its students?
83% of students finish at Southern Oklahoma Technology Center, against 67% at Community Care College. Completion matters to the ROI arithmetic because a degree that is never finished still carries its cost and its debt, but earns none of the graduate premium above the $48,360 high-school baseline.