Community colleges in Ohio
The College Scorecard lists 27 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Ohio, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 39,097 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $10,310 a year, higher than the $7,415 median for community colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $44,213 at the median institution, about the same as the $44,632 median for community colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 26.8%.
Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Schools
27
UndergraduatesiUndergraduate degree-seeking enrollment.
39,097
Median net priceiAverage yearly cost for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. The figure here is the median across schools.
$10,310
U.S.: $7,415
Median earnings, 10 yrsiMedian earnings of former students who received federal aid, 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$44,213
U.S.: $44,632
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$14,018
U.S.: $10,500
Median grad rateiShare of full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time (6 years for a 4-year degree, 3 years for a 2-year degree). The figure here is the median across schools.
26.8%
U.S.: 34.4%
Compare all community colleges in Ohio on one chart
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Ohio. Showing 27 of 27 community colleges in Ohio; schools missing either value are left out.
All 27 community colleges in Ohio
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash | 4,354 | $13,910 | $7,416 | $16,214 | $60,832 | $20,500 | 14.8% | n/a |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia | 3,019 | $11,449 | $6,952 | $14,184 | $60,832 | $20,500 | 22.5% | n/a |
| Lakeland Community College Kirtland | 2,773 | $3,765 | $4,132 | $9,495 | $44,165 | $14,375 | 13.1% | 62.2% |
| Kent State University at Stark North Canton | 2,692 | $9,980 | $7,716 | $17,960 | $51,178 | $23,000 | 34.6% | 54.1% |
| Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark | 2,396 | $14,068 | $9,772 | $38,554 | $67,080 | $19,500 | 26.8% | 25.3% |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | 1,941 | $9,826 | $5,376 | $8,136 | $44,532 | $12,509 | 23.7% | 100.0% |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia | 1,654 | $11,122 | $7,716 | $17,960 | $51,178 | $23,000 | 41.9% | 50.0% |
| Kent State University at Trumbull Warren | 1,629 | $11,622 | $7,716 | $17,960 | $51,178 | $23,000 | 28.7% | 46.8% |
| Kent State University at Geauga Burton | 1,601 | $10,594 | $7,716 | $17,960 | $51,178 | $23,000 | 26.5% | 49.1% |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | 1,484 | $6,203 | $4,128 | $4,152 | $38,317 | $13,660 | 37.2% | n/a |
| Marion Technical College Marion | 1,475 | $6,851 | $6,397 | $10,687 | $44,031 | $8,286 | 30.0% | n/a |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | 1,311 | $16,748 | $5,690 | $10,440 | $42,530 | $11,000 | 31.9% | 42.9% |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula | 1,290 | $10,310 | $7,716 | $17,960 | $51,178 | $23,000 | 40.6% | 48.6% |
| North Central State College Mansfield | 1,273 | $5,896 | $4,864 | $9,583 | $44,213 | $12,000 | 26.8% | 71.4% |
| Bowling Green State University-Firelands Huron | 1,251 | $16,406 | $6,609 | $14,597 | $52,269 | $23,250 | 9.5% | 50.6% |
| Kent State University at Salem Salem | 1,164 | $11,097 | $7,716 | $17,960 | $51,178 | $23,000 | 33.8% | 47.2% |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | 1,115 | $11,313 | $4,818 | $9,410 | $44,329 | $7,875 | 40.8% | 69.2% |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe | 833 | $6,719 | $6,552 | $9,788 | $61,938 | $20,475 | 9.2% | 66.9% |
| Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool | 797 | $10,025 | $7,716 | $17,960 | $51,178 | $23,000 | 15.8% | 33.3% |
| Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion | 794 | $11,934 | $9,772 | $38,554 | $67,080 | $19,500 | 17.2% | 40.2% |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | 761 | $8,691 | $6,062 | $11,118 | $40,254 | $14,762 | 42.9% | 63.7% |
| Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield | 736 | $15,307 | $9,772 | $38,554 | $67,080 | $19,500 | 16.0% | 34.0% |
| Zane State College Zanesville | 715 | $8,577 | $6,306 | $12,366 | $39,062 | $6,834 | 47.1% | n/a |
| Belmont College St Clairsville | 600 | $5,909 | $4,938 | $7,440 | $40,140 | n/a | 41.3% | 58.5% |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville | 560 | $6,596 | $6,552 | $9,788 | $61,938 | $20,475 | 19.1% | 59.6% |
| Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster | 464 | $17,148 | $9,866 | $38,648 | $67,080 | $19,500 | 52.1% | 63.2% |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton | 415 | $6,189 | $6,552 | $9,788 | $61,938 | $20,475 | 12.4% | 53.6% |
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Quick facts: community colleges in Ohio
- How many community colleges are in Ohio?
- The College Scorecard lists 27 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Ohio.
- What do community colleges in Ohio cost?
- Across the 27 schools that report it, the median average net price is $10,310 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $3,765 at Lakeland Community College to $17,148 at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute.
- Which community colleges in Ohio have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: Lakeland Community College ($3,765), North Central State College ($5,896), Belmont College ($5,909), Ohio University-Southern Campus ($6,189), and Washington State College of Ohio ($6,203).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at community colleges in Ohio?
- The median published in-state tuition is $6,609 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $14,184. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of community colleges in Ohio earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $44,213 10 years after starting college (15 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Ohio State University-Newark Campus ($67,080), Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus ($61,938), and University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College ($60,832).
- What is the graduation rate at community colleges in Ohio?
- The median graduation rate is 26.8%, across 27 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of community colleges in Ohio have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $14,018 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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How these numbers work
This page includes public colleges that mostly award associate degrees, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.