Education and Workforce Readiness
There are more than 120 postsecondary educational institutions in Oklahoma, including 25 public colleges and universities as well as 29 CareerTech center districts. In the 2021-2022 academic year, 195,830 students were enrolled across Oklahoma’s state system. Over the past decade, total enrollment across higher education institutions has declined. Figures 29a to 29c were generated using the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Enrollment Dashboard. Figure 29a represents the annual enrollment headcount across all institutional tiers (research, regional and two-year). While research and regional headcount have remained steady, two-year institutions have experienced year-over-year declines. Oklahoma’s Postsecondary Education System
Figure 29a. Source: https://viya-srv-pub.osrhe.edu/SASVisualAnalytics/?reportUri=%2Freports%2Freports%2F395d7de2-90be-46c7-a0ae- cf605bf3d28c&sso_guest=true&sas-welcome=false
In the 2021-2022 academic year, more than 40,000 students were pursuing STEM education and more than 170,000 students were pursuing education aligned with Oklahoma’s 100 critical occupations.
Figure 29b. Source: https://viya-srv-pub.osrhe.edu/SASVisualAnalytics/?reportUri=%2Freports%2Freports%2F395d7de2-90be-46c7-a0ae- cf605bf3d28c&sso_guest=true&sas-welcome=false
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