Public · Community college

Central Ohio Technical College

Newark, Ohio · Small suburb

14%
Transfer rate: $9,948
Avg net price: 30%
Grad / completion: $39,168
Median earnings

Central Ohio Technical College is a public associate-granting institution in Newark, Ohio (small suburb setting), enrolling 1,941 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,941 undergradsSmall suburbCold winters

About Newark, Ohio

Newark is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. From more than two thousand years ago, 100 AD to 500 AD, people of the Hopewell culture transformed the area of Newark and Heath. They built many earthen mounds and enclosures, creating the single largest earthwork complex in the Ohio River Valley. Newark is the site of several major manufacturers. Holophane, founded in 1898, is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of lighting-related products. The main factory of Owens Corning Fiberglas is also located in Newark. State Farm Insurance had Regional Headquarters here. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small suburb
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 30 miles to Columbus, OH
To Great Lakes shore: 92 miles
Nearest airport: 24 miles to John Glenn Columbus (CMH) · major hub

How Central Ohio Technical College compares

Graduation rate30%

Higher than 13% · #145 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,168

Higher than 66% · #68 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$9,948

Cheaper than 70% · #37 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$12,072

Lower than 27%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment1,941

Larger than 81%

Percentiles compare Central Ohio Technical College 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

Women1,39372%
Men54828%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White63%
Black16%
Hispanic3.8%
Asian7.1%
Other or multiracial9.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,941
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 27%
First-generation students: 50%
Students over 25: 25%
Median family income: $27,213
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $66,663
Endowment: $4,649,797

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,256
Out-of-state tuition: $8,016
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,104
Total cost of attendance: $14,764
Average net price: $9,948

Outcomes

Graduated: 30%
First-year retention: 100%
Transferred to another college: 14%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $37,165
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $39,168
Median debt at graduation: $12,072
Students with federal loans: 16%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

30%

Low-income (Pell)

25%

First-generation

24%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 6
Property offenses (2022–2024): 2

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

2.7reported offenses a year

2.0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape

1.0

Fondling

0.7

Aggravated assault

0.3

Burglary

0.3

Arson

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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.

< $30k

$9,305

$30–48k

$9,867

$48–75k

$11,473

$75–110k

$11,428

$110k+

—

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.

27%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,983

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 27% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,983. 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 124 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): $39,168
Typical debt at graduation: $12,072
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 46%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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.

Women

$36,405

Men

$45,675

Men out-earn women by $9,270 (25%) 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: 84°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 43.4″
Annual snow: 15.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newark Wtr Wks, OH US station (2.2 mi from campus).

What Central Ohio Technical College graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

181 grads$66k 1 yr$72k 5 yr$24k debt

181$66,324$72,238$23,750 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

117 grads$48k 1 yr$58k 5 yr$14k debt

117$48,483$58,009$14,281 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

43 grads$51k 1 yr$60k 5 yr$19k debt

43$51,178$59,880$18,570 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

39 grads$34k 1 yr$46k 5 yr$19k debt

39$34,245$46,000$18,745 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

31 grads— 1 yr$52k 5 yr— debt

31—$52,378—Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

30 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30———Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

26 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

26———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

16 grads— 1 yr$37k 5 yr$11k debt

16—$36,823$10,708 Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

13 grads— 1 yr$37k 5 yr$15k debt

13—$36,748$14,619 Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCert.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———

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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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.