Public · Community college
Collins Career Technical Center
Chesapeake, Ohio · Fringe rural
- 45%
- Transfer rate
- $9,468
- Avg net price
- 55%
- Grad / completion
- $47,329
- Median earnings
Collins Career Technical Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Chesapeake, Ohio (fringe rural setting), enrolling 454 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Chesapeake, Ohio
Chesapeake is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. Chesapeake is derived from the Algonquin name for "place where water is spread out". Chesapeake has a public library, a branch of Briggs Lawrence County Public Library. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 47 miles to Charleston, WV
- To Great Lakes shore
- 200 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)
How Collins Career Technical Center compares
Higher than 43% · #104 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 95%
Higher than 87% · #32 of 157 in Ohio
Cheaper than 72% · #31 cheapest of 155 in Ohio
Lower than 18%
Lower than 73%
Larger than 61%
Percentiles compare Collins Career Technical 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
- Women32772%
- Men12728%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White97%
- Black2.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 454
- Student–faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 71%
- First-generation students
- 56%
- Students over 25
- 68%
- Median family income
- $21,878
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 86 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Ohio51%
- Other U.S. states49%
A regional draw: about 45% of first-years come from Ohio, the rest from elsewhere.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $9,468
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
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 45%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,610
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,329
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,887
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 35%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- $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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (454 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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?
Collins Career Technical Center 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)
- $47,329
- Typical debt at graduation
- $13,887
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 29%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 55%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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 $5,891 (13%) 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
- 87°F
- Winter low
- 25°F
- Annual rain
- 45.3″
- Annual snow
- 10.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Huntington Swg PL, WV US station (6.9 mi from campus).
What Collins Career Technical 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.
Colleges similar to Collins Career Technical Center
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Collins Career Technical Center side by side →
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East Liverpool, Ohio · Fringe town · 33 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 797
- Tuition
- $7k
- Transfer
- 18%
- Earnings
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Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, Ohio · Midsize suburb · 57 mi to Charleston
- Students
- 415
- Tuition
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- Transfer
- 26%
- Earnings
- $53k
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville, Ohio · Distant town · 51 mi to Columbus
- Students
- 560
- Tuition
- $6k
- Transfer
- 27%
- Earnings
- $53k
Kent State University at Ashtabula
Ashtabula, Ohio · Distant town · 42 mi to Erie
- Students
- 1,290
- Tuition
- $7k
- Transfer
- 24%
- Earnings
- $45k
Kent State University at Salem
Salem, Ohio · Fringe rural · 19 mi to Youngstown
- Students
- 1,164
- Tuition
- $7k
- Transfer
- 18%
- Earnings
- $45k
Polaris Career Center
Middleburg Heights, Ohio · Large suburb · 12 mi to Cleveland
- Students
- 300
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $39k
Colleges near Collins Career Technical Center
Ameritas College
Huntington, WV · Private nonprofit · Associate · 181 students
Marshall University
Huntington, WV · Public · Bachelor's · 7,266 students
Mountwest Community and Technical College
Huntington, WV · Public · Associate · 1,160 students
Elite Welding Academy South Point
South Point, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 29 students
Tri-State Bible College
South Point, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 17 students
Cabell County Career Technology Center
Huntington, WV · Public · Certificate · 51 students
Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY · Public · Certificate · 1,631 students
Huntington School of Beauty Culture
Huntington, WV · Private for-profit · Certificate · 111 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.