10-yr median earnings
$42,774
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Smithville, Ohio
Wayne County Schools Career Center
Wayne County Schools Career Center is a public institution in Smithville, 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.
- $29,232
- Avg net price / yr
- $42,774
- 10-yr median earnings
- 77.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Wayne County Schools Career Center posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 44%
- former-student earnings, US
- 77.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +7%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Wayne County Schools 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
56/100
Wayne County Schools 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 C-
$42,774
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,232
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
77.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,574
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
60.0%
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
$29,232
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
77.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 77.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Wayne County Schools 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 Wayne County Schools 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.
Wayne County Schools Career Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$42,774 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 | Wayne County Schools Career Center | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,774 | #2267 of 5103 | 56th |
| Average net price | $29,232 | #4410 of 5020 | 12th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 77.0% | #870 of 4858 | 82nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 146 | #3987 of 5462 | 27th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
146
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
77.0%
150%-time completion
$42,774
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Wayne County Schools 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 | Wayne County Schools Career Center | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,774 | #111 of 243 | 54th |
| Average net price | $29,232 | #206 of 228 | 10th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 77.0% | #53 of 235 | 77th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 146 | #172 of 257 | 33rd |
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 |
| 111 | Wayne County Schools Career CenterThis school | $42,774 | $29,232 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Wayne County Schools Career Center
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$28,494 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,862 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$28,951 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$33,356 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Wayne County Schools Career Center - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $29,232 |
37.6%
Pell Grant Rate
38.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,574
Median Debt
$80/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Wayne County Schools Career Center rose +648.2% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $4,070 in 2013 to $30,453 in 2023, a rise of $26,383 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $4,0702023 · $30,453
Over the same years, enrollment went -74.4% (352 → 90 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
82.9%
Female
62.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$39,934
Median Earnings (6yr)
51.1%
Earning Over $25K
60.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 77.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,934 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $42,774 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 51.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 60.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $7,574 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $80/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Certificate | 9 | $66,401 | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 75 | $50,090 | $7,350 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Wayne County Schools Career Center? ▼
Wayne County Schools Career Center is a public institution in Smithville, Ohio. Undergraduate enrollment is 146 students.
How much do Wayne County Schools Career Center former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Wayne County Schools Career Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $42,774 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,934.
How much does Wayne County Schools Career Center cost? ▼
The average net price at Wayne County Schools Career Center is $29,232.. Median student debt at graduation is $7,574.
What is the graduation rate at Wayne County Schools Career Center? ▼
Wayne County Schools Career Center has a 77.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Wayne County Schools Career Center worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Wayne County Schools Career Center is $7,574, while former students earn a median of $42,774 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 18% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 60.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $80.
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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