Research has found that, while taxpayers were forking over $13.5 million in the 2016-17 fiscal year to Cowley College, the return on investment in higher lifetime earnings for Tigers alumni and increased business output, was more than three times that. Additionally,
the school adds millions to the regional economy in jobs and spending by staff, alumni and collegians like sociology student Sierra Yourist of Ponca City, Oklahoma. Credit: Jeff Tuttle