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Admissions

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Not sure where to start?

Our skilled career advisors can help you look at all your options and create the best career path for you. Whether you are interested in one of our full-time adult career majors or part-time career courses, we can help! Many of our evening and part-time career courses lead to national certification.

Call us, write us or visit us. We can help.
 

Main Campus in Lawton

Call: 580-250-5535 4500 SW Lee Blvd. Lawton, OK 73505

Branch Campus in Frederick

Call: 580-335-5525 2001 E Gladstone Frederick, OK 73542

High School Admissions

A construction worker smiles, wearing a hard hat and safety vest.Whether you're college bound or career bound Great Plains Tech can help you attain your goals through experience in our hands-on career programs. The best part is high school students get FREE tuition!

Great Plains Tech accepts high school juniors and seniors to most of our 20 full-time career programs. High school students attend Great Plains one-half day (either morning or afternoon sessions) and attend their home high school or home school the remainder of the day. In addition to our Lawton and Frederick campuses, Great Plains also offers Pre-Engineering classes to freshmen and sophomores at Lawton Public School’s LRC (Life Ready Center).

Here’s how you apply for admission to Great Plains. Speak to your high school counselor about applying. Your counselor will provide us your enrollment information along with relevant transcript, attendance and assessment results. We will arrange an in-person interview with each student at their high school. Great Plains also welcomes Home School Students to apply for admission. Please visit with our Student Services Office for enrollment procedures for Home School students.

  • Start Your Application Today!

    For more information, visit with your high school counselor, or use any forms of the communications below to schedule an appointment with a Career Counselor.

    Student Resource Center

    Call: 580-250-5535
    Email: studentresourcecenter@greatplains.edu

    Walk-in or Postal:
    Great Plains Technology Center
    Attn: Student Resource Center
    4500 SW Lee Blvd.
    Building 100, Room 107
    Lawton, OK 73505

    APPLY NOW ONLINE

  • For Tillman – Kiowa campus in Frederick, visit with your high school counselor, or use any forms of the communications below to schedule an appointment with a Career Counselor.

    Call: 580-335-5525
    ​​​​​​​Email: Mandy Carter mcarter@greatplains.edu

    Great Plains Technology Center
    Branch Campus
    2001 E. Gladstone
    Frederick, OK 73542

Adult Full-Time Program Admission

A smiling man poses in front of a blurred workshop background.Get a new career!

Career Programs at Great Plains Technology Center prepare students for employment through a technical education. These programs typically take two to four semesters to complete and often lead to industry certifications. As part of the CareerTech System, Great Plains Tech graduates get to work quickly, and can use their training to prepare for a college degree program, enter the military, or enter the workforce.

Tuition

Adult applicants are responsible for paying tuition. If a third party, such as Workforce, Department of Rehabilitation Services, or GPTC Next Step Scholarship, is paying a student’s training costs, verification of sponsorship must be presented prior to beginning class. (see Financial Aid)

Meet with a Counselor

What should I bring to my appointment?

  • All official transcripts (High School, Career Tech and College)
  • Any previous assessments
  • Application for Admission (Optional)

  • Start Your Application Today!

    Non-medical Admission Booklet

    Please download and read the Non-Medical Admission Booklet above then start your application below.

    If you are applying as an ADULT STUDENT, please come to Student Resource Center at Great Plains Technology Center and meet with a Career Advisor to finalize your application.

    Student Resource Center

    Call: 580-250-5535
    Email: studentresourcecenter@greatplains.edu

    Walk-in or Postal:
    Great Plains Technology Center
    Attn: Student Resource Center
    4500 SW Lee Blvd.
    Building 100, Room 107
    Lawton, OK 73505

  • Non-Medical Admission Booklet​​​​​​​

    For Tillman – Kiowa campus in Frederick, to set an appointment with a career counselor or for questions and assistance on enrolling,  you may use any forms of the communications below. 

    Call: 580-335-5525
    ​​​​​​​Email: Mandy Carter mcarter@greatplains.edu

    Great Plains Technology Center
    Branch Campus
    2001 E. Gladstone
    Frederick, OK 73542

Adult Medical Admissions

A healthcare professional smiles, wearing scrubs and a stethoscope.Get skilled. Get Paid.

Oklahoma has a skills gap; Great Plains Tech and CareerTech have a solution!
Call 580-250-5535 to speak to a counselor.

Course Information:

Admission Requirements:

Please note, the Respiratory Care and Radiologic Technologist career training programs are offered in association with Cameron University.

For Respiratory Care contact Adrienne Reid at: (580) 250-5641 or areid@greatplains.edu.

Associate in Applied Science in Respiratory Care

For Radiologic Technology contact Debbie Ousley at: (580) 250-5577 or dousley@greatplains.edu.

Associate in Applied Science in Radiologic Technology

  • Practical Nurse Admission Booklet

    Start Your Application Today!

    Please download and read the Practical Nurse Admission Booklet above then start your application below.

    If you completed the online application and are applying as an ADULT STUDENT, please use any forms of the communications below to schedule an appointment with a Career Counselor to finalize your application.

    Student Resource Center

    Call: 580-250-5535
    Email: studentresourcecenter@greatplains.edu

    Walk-in or Postal:
    Great Plains Technology Center
    Attn: Student Resource Center
    4500 SW Lee Blvd.
    Building 100, Room 107
    Lawton, OK 73505

  • Practical Nurse Admission Booklet

    Non-Medical Admission Booklet

    For Tillman – Kiowa campus in Frederick, to set an appointment with a career counselor or for questions and assistance on enrolling,  you may use any forms of the communications below. 

    Call: 580-335-5525
    Email: Mandy Carter mcarter@greatplains.edu

    Great Plains Technology Center
    Branch Campus
    2001 E. Gladstone
    Frederick, OK 73542

     

  • Surgical Technology Admission booklet

    Start Your Application Today!

    Please download and read the Surgical Technology Admission Booklet above then start your application below.

    If you are applying as an ADULT STUDENT, please come to Student Resource Center at Great Plains Technology Center and meet with a Career Advisor to finalize your application.

    Student Resource Center

    Call: 580-250-5535
    ​​​​​​​Email: studentresourcecenter@greatplains.edu

    Walk-in or Postal:
    Great Plains Technology Center
    Attn: Student Resource Center
    4500 SW Lee Blvd.
    Building 100, Room 107
    Lawton, OK 73505

Two young women smile brightly, looking towards the camera.Earn a High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma at Great Plains Technology Center (formerly GED)
High School Equivalency classes are offered at no cost. Persons interested in working toward High School Equivalency (HSE) should come to Room 200, and fill out an application. We will call and schedule an appointment for Orientation and Placement Testing as seats become available.

For dates and information, contact the AEFL office at 580-250-5585, or visit the Adult Education and Family Literacy page.

A woman smiles, pointing towards text that reads 'GET AHEAD without getting behind'.Whether you're learning a new hobby, or a new job skill, we've got you covered at Great Plains Tech! We offer dozens of short-term, part-time classes that fit your busy schedule. For class offerings this semester, check out the Tech Tab Course Catalog.

A young woman smiles brightly, looking directly at the camera.Great Plains helps reconnect students to a high school diploma. The SCORE (School of Career Opportunities and Real Education) program is a dropout credit recovery program designed to reconnect students to educational and occupational goals. For more information, visit the SCORE page.

  • Two young women smile brightly, looking towards the camera.Earn a High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma at Great Plains Technology Center (formerly GED)
    High School Equivalency classes are offered at no cost. Persons interested in working toward High School Equivalency (HSE) should come to Room 200, and fill out an application. We will call and schedule an appointment for Orientation and Placement Testing as seats become available.

    For dates and information, contact the AEFL office at 580-250-5585, or visit the Adult Education and Family Literacy page.

  • A woman smiles, pointing towards text that reads 'GET AHEAD without getting behind'.Whether you're learning a new hobby, or a new job skill, we've got you covered at Great Plains Tech! We offer dozens of short-term, part-time classes that fit your busy schedule. For class offerings this semester, check out the Tech Tab Course Catalog.

  • A young woman smiles brightly, looking directly at the camera.Great Plains helps reconnect students to a high school diploma. The SCORE (School of Career Opportunities and Real Education) program is a dropout credit recovery program designed to reconnect students to educational and occupational goals. For more information, visit the SCORE page.