The Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents approved the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget at the June 23 meeting in Tonkawa.
The approved Educational and General Operating Budget of $26,305,015 represents an increase of 0.79% ($205,222). For the third year in a row, Northern will not be seeking an increase in tuition and mandatory fees for the 2026-2027 academic year for the Enid and Tonkawa campuses. While in accordance with our MOU, the NOC/OSU Gateway Program will have increases mirroring those OSU will present to the OSRHE for approval.
NOC’s updated cost comparison chart reflecting the pricing structure for each NOC location for FY2027 tuition and fees can be located on the website at https://www.noc.edu/students/current-students/bursar/tuition-and-fees/.
The NOC Board of Regents unanimously approved this freeze in tuition and mandatory fees during their meeting and it will be presented to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for approval on June 25.
“The Regents are very pleased we are able to continue to provide high quality educational opportunities and services to NOC students without increasing the financial burden on them or their families,” said regent chair Mike Loftis.
Again, this year, institutions will be reimbursed for 100 percent of the total eligible waivers for high school juniors and seniors that our institutions provided in FY26. This $728,593 reimbursement represents an increase of $7,470 from the previous year.
NOC President Diana Morris stated, “I’m also quite excited to report that NOC will provide nearly $4 million in waivers and scholarships to our students. Some previously un-funded and under-funded programs will see an increase as a result of an infusion of funds from the NOC Foundation.”
The NOCF Trustees voted at their last meeting to make a three-year commitment of $1,000,000 per year to the College. $500,000 of that is being used to offset cash outlay scholarships to free up college dollars to address NOC Strategic Plan priorities and $500,000 will go toward new scholarship initiatives. Further information concerning these new scholarships will be announced in the coming weeks.
Also at the meeting, Brad Fox was elected the Regents Chair and Jami Groendyke as Vice Chair for 2026-2027.
In other business, the regents approved the following items:
- Approved the FY2026 Internal Audit Report.
- Appointed regents Brad Fox and Sandy Mulligan as Group One Trustees for the Northern Oklahoma College Foundation.
- Approved the NOC Campus Master Plan for FY2027-2035.
- Approved the Financial Report, Monthly Purchases, and Monthly Allocations.
- Regent Jami Groendyke has been appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt to serve another five-year term, which expires in June 2029.
The next meeting is Wednesday, July 22, at NOC Tonkawa at 2 p.m.
Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first public two-year community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services.
NOC serves over 3,100 students through the home campus in Tonkawa, branch in Enid, and NOC/OSU Gateway Program in Stillwater. Of these students about 77% receive some type of financial assistance. 75% of NOC students complete their degree with zero debt.
The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers associate degrees in three general areas: Arts, Science and Applied Science; the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs; and the Accreditation Commission for Education and Nursing.
For more information about Northern Oklahoma College please call (580) 628-6208 or visit the NOC website at www.noc.edu.
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