Workforce Development

Greater Oklahoma City's best asset is undoubtedly its workforce. With more than 775,000 workers and nearly 2150,000 attending area colleges and universities, the region can fulfill the needs of your company.

The workforce is not just available; it is productive. Workers in the region are also free to work in any company without paying union dues or fees, since Oklahoma voters passed Right-to-Work in 2001.

While our workers are ready for the challenges of today, our significant education and training infrastructure ensures your Greater Oklahoma City workforce will be ready for the challenges of tomorrow. In fact the area boasts one of the country's most sophisticated and best-ranked training programs, delivering free, high-quality, customized training to qualifying new and expanding companies.

The Greater Oklahoma City region is home to 19 colleges and universities. Nine technology centers deliver high-quality, customized training to both new and expanding companies.

 

Career Tech Campuses

For more than 100 years, Oklahoma CareerTech has been connecting students and businesses with training opportunities that help Oklahomans find rewarding careers and support Oklahoma industries.

  • 29 tech centers operating on 60 campuses 
  • 391 PK-12 school districts 
  • 17 Skills Centers campuses 
  • 32 Adult Basic Education providers at 116 sites
  • 446,940 total CareerTech enrollments in FY22
  • 6,671 companies served by CareerTech in FY22

Onward OKC

Onward OKC makes it easy for businesses to create a prepared workforce by leveraging the combined resources of five technology center districts. Onward OKC is committed to providing career and lifelong learning courses to ensure Oklahoma’s employers have an avenue to a high-quality, world-class workforce. Each school brings its unique expertise to create programs in various disciplines targeted to the emerging needs of the OKC metro area employer. By pooling resources, Onward OKC streamlines access to training for business owners, HR managers, and job seekers, eliminating the guesswork for our customers while assuring they are getting quality training designed to meet their specific needs. Learn more about Onward OKC.

CareerTech Facilities in Greater OKC

CHICKASHA
Canadian Valley Technology Center
1401 W. Michigan Ave.
Chickasha, OK 73018-2136
405-224-7220

CHOCTAW
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
4601 N. Choctaw Rd.
Choctaw, OK 73020-9017
405-390-9591

EDMOND
Francis Tuttle – Business Innovation Center
2824 Progressive Dr. 
Edmond, OK 73034
405-717-7799

EL RENO
Canadian Valley Technology Center
6505 East Hwy. 66
El Reno, OK 73036-9117
405-422-2200

MIDWEST CITY
Mid-Del Technology Center
1621 Maple Dr.
Midwest City, OK 73110-4825
405-739-1707

NORMAN
Moore Norman Technololgy Center
4701 12th Ave. NW
Norman, OK 73069-8399
405-364-5763

South Penn Campus
13301 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73170

OKLAHOMA CITY
Francis Tuttle - Rockwell Campus
12777 N. Rockwell Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73142-2789
405-717-7799

Francis Tuttle - Bruce Gray Center
3500 NW 150th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73134 
405 717-7799

Francis Tuttle - Reno Campus
7301 West Reno Avenue 
Oklahoma City, OK 73127
405 717-7799

Metro Tech - Administrative Offices
1900 Springlake Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK 73111-5238
405-424-8324

Metro Tech - Aviation Career Campus
Will Rogers Airport
5600 S. MacArthur Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73179-8205
405-685-0008

Metro Tech – Child Care Center Campus
3901 Martin Luther King Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Metro Tech – Economic Development Center
1700 Spring Lake Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Metro Tech – Downtown Business Campus
BancFirst Tower
100 N. Broadway, 3rd Floor
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Metro Tech - South Bryant Campus
4901 S. Bryant
OKC, OK 73129-8801
405-424-8324

 Metro Tech - Springlake Campus
1800 Springlake Dr.
OKC, OK 73111-5233
405-424-8324

SHAWNEE
Gordon Cooper Technology Center
One John C. Bruton Blvd.
Shawnee, OK 74801
405-273-7493

STILLWATER
Meridian Technology Center
1312 S. Sangre Rd.
Stillwater, OK 74074-1899
405-377-3333

YUKON
Canadian Valley Technical – Cowan Campus
1701 S. Czech Hall Road 
Yukon, OK 73099
405-345-3333

Canadian Valley Technology Center – Holt Campus
1000 Garth Brooks Blvd.
Yukon, OK 73099
405-262-2629

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