10-yr median earnings
$38,718
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Polaris Career Center
Polaris Career Center is a public institution in Middleburg Heights, 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.
- $9,931
- Avg net price / yr
- $38,718
- 10-yr median earnings
- 80.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Polaris Career Center posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 43rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 80.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +2%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Polaris 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
B-
College Value Score
68/100
Polaris 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
$38,718
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$9,931
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
80.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$6,365
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
53.9%
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
$9,931
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
80.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Polaris 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 Polaris 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.
Polaris Career Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$38,718 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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 | Polaris Career Center | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,718 | #2900 of 5103 | 43rd |
| Average net price | $9,931 | #1128 of 5020 | 78th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.4% | #693 of 4858 | 86th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 300 | #3288 of 5462 | 40th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
300
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
80.4%
150%-time completion
$38,718
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Polaris 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 | Polaris Career Center | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,718 | #139 of 243 | 43rd |
| Average net price | $9,931 | #41 of 228 | 82nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.4% | #43 of 235 | 82nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 300 | #133 of 257 | 48th |
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 |
| 139 | Polaris Career CenterThis school | $38,718 | $9,931 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Polaris Career Center
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$8,080 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,171 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$15,171 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Polaris Career Center - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $9,931 |
44.4%
Pell Grant Rate
31.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$6,365
Median Debt
$67/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Polaris Career Center swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $6,299 to $13,495 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +107.1%, 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
$6,299
Highest year
$13,495
Most recent (2023)
$13,043
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $6,2992023 · $13,043
Over the same years, enrollment went -34.3% (350 → 230 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
43.2%
Female
58.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$38,034
Median Earnings (6yr)
40.9%
Earning Over $25K
53.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 80.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $38,034 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $38,718 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 40.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 53.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $6,365 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $67/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Polaris Career Center by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$67,471 median earnings
- Environmental Control Tech…
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
$53,337 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$40,413 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$37,180 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$36,276 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Certificate | 17 | $67,471 | - |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 58 | $53,337 | $6,333 |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 29 | $40,413 | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 5 | $37,180 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 6 | $36,276 | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 19 | - | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 6 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Polaris Career Center? ▼
Polaris Career Center is a public institution in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Undergraduate enrollment is 300 students.
How much do Polaris Career Center former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Polaris Career Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $38,718 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,034.
How much does Polaris Career Center cost? ▼
The average net price at Polaris Career Center is $9,931.. Median student debt at graduation is $6,365.
What is the graduation rate at Polaris Career Center? ▼
Polaris Career Center has a 80.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Polaris Career Center worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Polaris Career Center is $6,365, while former students earn a median of $38,718 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 16% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 53.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $67.
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).
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