10-yr median earnings
$48,450
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Technical College
Ohio Technical College is a private for-profit institution in Cleveland, Ohio. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 82.4%
- 150%-time completion
- $34,972
- Avg net price / yr
- $48,450
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Ohio Technical College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 31%
- former-student earnings, US
- 82.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +10%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Ohio Technical College 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 ("Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions"), 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
54/100
Ohio Technical College
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 B-
$48,450
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$34,972
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
82.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
57.7%
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
$34,972
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
82.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 82.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Ohio Technical College 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 Ohio Technical College 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.
Ohio Technical College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$48,450 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 | Ohio Technical College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,450 | #1606 of 5103 | 69th |
| Average net price | $34,972 | #4737 of 5020 | 6th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.4% | #592 of 4858 | 88th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 683 | #2560 of 5462 | 53rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
683
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
82.4%
150%-time completion
$48,450
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Ohio Technical College ranks in Ohio
State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Ohio Technical College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,450 | #84 of 243 | 65th |
| Average net price | $34,972 | #218 of 228 | 4th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.4% | #31 of 235 | 87th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 683 | #98 of 257 | 62nd |
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 |
| 84 | Ohio Technical CollegeThis school | $48,450 | $34,972 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Ohio Technical College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$33,752 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$34,988 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$36,270 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$36,452 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Ohio Technical College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $34,972 |
49.7%
Pell Grant Rate
67.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,000
Median Debt
$127/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Ohio Technical College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $20,588 to $27,952 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +30.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$20,588
Highest year
$27,952
Most recent (2023)
$27,952
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,4992023 · $27,952
Over the same years, enrollment went -70.4% (1,119 → 331 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
5.2%
Female
46.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$44,063
Median Earnings (6yr)
67.4%
Earning Over $25K
57.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 82.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $44,063 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $48,450 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 67.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 57.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $127/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 3 | 149 | $51,884 | $53,428 | $9,834 |
| Certificate | 3 | 146 | $47,777 | $50,837 | $12,500 |
Top programs at Ohio Technical College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$53,428 median earnings
- Vehicle Maintenance and Re…
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
$51,948 median earnings
- Vehicle Maintenance and Re…
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
$50,837 median earnings
- Mechanic and Repair Techno…
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other
$50,275 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$44,716 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | Associate's | 48 | $53,428 | $7,667 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 101 | $51,948 | $12,000 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 114 | $50,837 | $12,000 |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other | Associate's | - | $50,275 | - |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 32 | $44,716 | $13,000 |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other | Certificate | - | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Ohio Technical College? ▼
Ohio Technical College is a private for-profit institution in Cleveland, Ohio. Undergraduate enrollment is 683 students.
How much do Ohio Technical College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Ohio Technical College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,450 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $44,063.
How much does Ohio Technical College cost? ▼
The average net price at Ohio Technical College is $34,972.. Median student debt at graduation is $12,000.
What is the graduation rate at Ohio Technical College? ▼
Ohio Technical College has a 82.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Ohio Technical College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Ohio Technical College is $12,000, while former students earn a median of $48,450 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 57.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $127.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. 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).
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