Public · Community college
Buckeye Hills Career Center
Rio Grande, Ohio · Distant rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $17,231
- Avg net price
- 90%
- Grad / completion
- $40,264
- Median earnings
Buckeye Hills Career Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Rio Grande, Ohio (distant rural setting), enrolling 122 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Rio Grande, Ohio
Rio Grande is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. Rio Grande was established on July 6, 1874. The name of Rio Grande was chosen to commemorate the Mexican–American War. The first Bob Evans restaurant was located in Rio Grande. The Bob Evans Farm is also located in Rio Grande. The original restaurant was replaced in the early 21st century by a new building. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 55 miles to Charleston, WV
- To Great Lakes shore
- 173 miles
- Nearest airport
- 37 miles to Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)
How Buckeye Hills Career Center compares
Higher than 90% · #15 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 95%
Higher than 70% · #61 of 157 in Ohio
Cheaper than 42% · #87 cheapest of 155 in Ohio
Lower than 71%
Lower than 89%
Larger than 33%
Percentiles compare Buckeye Hills Career Center with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Ohio.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women8670%
- Men3630%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White86%
- Black0.8%
- Asian0.8%
- Other or multiracial12%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 122
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
- First-generation students
- 58%
- Students over 25
- 41%
- Median family income
- $20,414
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $17,231
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 90%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,498
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,264
- Median debt at graduation
- $8,250
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 52%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 8% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,000. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 126 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $40,264
- Typical debt at graduation
- $8,250
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 20%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 37%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $5,826 (16%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 23°F
- Annual rain
- 44.5″
- Annual snow
- 13.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gallipolis, OH US station (12.1 mi from campus).
What Buckeye Hills Career Center graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Buckeye Hills Career Center side by side →
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- Students
- 175
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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- Transfer
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Portage Lakes Career Center
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- Students
- 168
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Wayne County Schools Career Center
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- Students
- 146
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Oberlin, Ohio · Fringe rural · 32 mi to Cleveland
- Students
- 87
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Colleges near Buckeye Hills Career Center
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Rio Grande, OH · Private nonprofit · Associate · 1,400 students
Collins Career Technical Center
Chesapeake, OH · Public · Certificate · 454 students
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, OH · Public · Associate · 415 students
Scioto County Career Technical Center
Lucasville, OH · Public · Certificate · 175 students
Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY · Public · Certificate · 1,631 students
Marshall University
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Elite Welding Academy South Point
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Ameritas College
Huntington, WV · Private nonprofit · Associate · 181 students
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.