Private nonprofit · Community college
Central School of Practical Nursing
Independence, Ohio · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $21,369
- Avg net price
- 29%
- Grad / completion
- $50,672
- Median earnings
Central School of Practical Nursing is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Independence, Ohio (large suburb setting), enrolling 97 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Independence, Ohio
Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Cleveland, it is a part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 7 miles to Cleveland, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 8 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) · major hub
How Central School of Practical Nursing compares
Higher than 11% · #148 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 60%
Higher than 91% · #24 of 157 in Ohio
Cheaper than 28% · #107 cheapest of 155 in Ohio
Lower than 57%
Lower than 86%
Larger than 28%
Percentiles compare Central School of Practical Nursing 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
- Women9093%
- Men77%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White23%
- Black71%
- Hispanic5.1%
- Other or multiracial1.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 97
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Students over 25
- 84%
- Median family income
- $18,477
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
- $21,369
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
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,061
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,672
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 35%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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?
Central School of Practical Nursing funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $50,672
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 19%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 70%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 81°F
- Winter low
- 24°F
- Annual rain
- 33.3″
- Annual snow
- 63.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cleveland Burke AP, OH US station (8.4 mi from campus).
What Central School of Practical Nursing 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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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.