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Catering Schools in Oklahoma

Oklahoma contains ten schools that offer catering programs. Tulsa Technology Center-Lemley Campus, the highest-ranking catering school in OK, has a total student population of 1,393 and is the 1349th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 10 catering schools in Oklahoma, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Autry Technology Center comes out as the most expensive ($16,140/yr), with Carl Albert State College as the lowest recorded at only $4,454/yr.

Catering students from Oklahoma schools who go on to become caterers, professional caterers, food service managers, food service directors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 11,218,260 people working as food preparation and serving related employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $20,880. Also, Meeting and convention planners make on average $48,060 per year and there are about 51,530 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Oklahoma alone, there are 220 employed meeting and convention planners earning an average yearly salary of $34,100. Food preparation and serving related employees in this state earn $18,100/yr and there are 132,510 employed.

Also, within the catering schools in Oklahoma, the average student population is 1,754 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from catering, there are 4305 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,424 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,600, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Catering Programs in Oklahoma

Tulsa Technology Center-Lemley Campus

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

Levels offered: Certificate

Kiamichi Technology Center-Idabel

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

Levels offered: Certificate

Carl Albert State College

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

Levels offered: Certificate

Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

Levels offered: Associates

Oklahoma Interesting Facts

On July 25, 2000, Governor Keating announced plans to construct a dome on the Oklahoma State Capitol Building. Construction is slated to begin April 2001 with an estimated completion date of November 2002.
The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City, on July 16, 1935. Carl C. Magee, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is generally credited with originating the parking meter. He filed for a patent for a "coin controlled parking meter" on May 13, 1935.
Vinita is the oldest incorporated town on Oklahoma Route 66 being established in 1871. Vinita was the first town in Oklahoma to enjoy electricity. Originally named Downingville. The towns name was later changed to Vinita, in honor of Vinnie Ream, the sculptress who created the life-size statue of Lincoln at the United States Capitol.
During a tornado in Ponca City, a man and his wife were carried aloft in their house by a tornado. The walls and roof were blown away. But the floor remained intact and eventually glided downward, setting the couple safely back on the ground.
The Amateur Softball Association of America - a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization based in Oklahoma City, OK - was founded in 1933 and has evolved into the strongest softball organization in the country.

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