10-yr median earnings
$38,212
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Mount Vernon, Ohio
Knox County Career Center
Knox County Career Center is a public institution in Mount Vernon, Ohio. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $38,212
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Knox County Career Center posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 41st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- +4%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Knox County Career Center profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
50/100
Knox County Career Center
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings D
$38,212
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
48.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Knox County Career Center vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Knox County Career Center ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Knox County Career Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$38,212 41st percentile higher than 41% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Knox County Career Center | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,212 | #3023 of 5103 | 41st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 126 | #4117 of 5462 | 25th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
126
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$38,212
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Knox County Career Center ranks in Ohio
State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Knox County Career Center | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,212 | #142 of 243 | 42nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 126 | #181 of 257 | 30th |
Highest former-student earnings in Ohio
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | $92,405 | $31,544 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | $87,989 | $41,190 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern University | $80,928 | $24,478 |
| 4 | Four County Career Center | $77,338 | - |
| 5 | University of Dayton | $75,537 | $29,533 |
| 6 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $75,103 | $10,420 |
| 7 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield | $75,103 | - |
| 8 | Kenyon College | $71,830 | $38,512 |
| 9 | Trinity Health System School of Nursing | $71,660 | $9,825 |
| 10 | Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing | $68,723 | - |
| 11 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $68,303 | $18,378 |
| 12 | Denison University | $67,753 | $40,007 |
| 142 | Knox County Career CenterThis school | $38,212 | - |
2013–2019: what Knox County Career Center costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +21.2% over 6 years, from $13,924 to $16,879 in nominal dollars.
7 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $13,9242019 · $16,879
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2019). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
75.4%
Female
60.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$36,594
Median Earnings (6yr)
51.5%
Earning Over $25K
48.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $36,594 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $38,212 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 51.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 48.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 45 | $46,398 | $14,633 |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 7 | - | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | - | - | - |
Nearby Schools
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH
1,358 students
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
1,732 students
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County
Newark, OH
237 students
Central Ohio Technical College
Newark, OH
1,941 students
Ohio State University-Newark Campus
Newark, OH
2,396 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Knox County Career Center? ▼
Knox County Career Center is a public institution in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Undergraduate enrollment is 126 students.
How much do Knox County Career Center former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Knox County Career Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $38,212 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $36,594.
Is Knox County Career Center worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Knox County Career Center is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $38,212 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 48.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
Where to go next from Knox County Career Center
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