Upper Valley Career Center

Upper Valley Career Center is a public college in Piqua, Ohio, located in a rural area on the fringe of an urban area. It enrolls 131 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants; Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR); and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Upper Valley Career Center at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
131
Similar schools: 878
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$18,728
Similar schools: $8,761
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$52,504
Similar schools: $42,807
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$14,003
Similar schools: $9,750

What the data shows about Upper Valley Career Center

Comparisons below use the medians for the 662 public schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $18,728 a year, higher than the $8,761 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $52,504, higher than the $42,807 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $14,003 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,750).