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Graduates earn 300 degrees, certificates from Western Oklahoma State College

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About 32.3 percent of the 300 degrees and certificates handed out by Western Oklahoma State College in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Altus conferred 97 associate's degrees in health professions and related programs.

But the single most popular program was for a associate's degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 81 associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 78 associate's degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse and 19 associate's degrees in medical radiologic technology/science - radiation therapist.

The college enrolled 1,278 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramAssociates degreesCertificates awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse78-78
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist19-19
Health Professions and Related Programs total97-9732.3
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies81-81
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total81-8127
Business Administration and Management, General17-17
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General5-5
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total22-227.3
Criminal Justice/Police Science18-18
Fire Science/Fire-fighting---
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total18-186
Agriculture, General16-16
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management---
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total16-165.3
Mathematics, General14-14
Mathematics and Statistics total14-144.7
Child Development4812
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total48124
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General12-12
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total12-124
Early Childhood Education and Teaching10-10
Education total10-103.3
Psychology, General8-8
Psychology total8-82.7
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations4-4
Transportation and Materials Moving total4-41.3
Mechanics and Repairers, General2-2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total2-20.7
Social Sciences, General2-2
Social Sciences total2-20.7
Music, General2-2
Visual and Performing Arts total2-20.7
Military Applied Sciences, Other---
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences total----
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General---
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total----

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