Public · Community college

Cuyahoga Community College District

Cleveland, Ohio · Large city

#3 best value in Ohio
15%
Transfer rate
$4,266
Avg net price
31%
Grad / completion
$35,654
Median earnings

Cuyahoga Community College District is a public certificate-granting institution in Cleveland, Ohio (large city setting), enrolling 13,382 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 13,382 undergradsLarge cityNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Cleveland was established on July 22, 1796, by surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company when they laid out Connecticut's Western Reserve into townships and a capital city. Cleveland's Playhouse Square is the second largest performing arts center in the U.S. behind New York City's Lincoln Center. It includes the State, Palace, Allen, Hanna, and Ohio theaters. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Cleveland, OH
To Great Lakes shore
2 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) · major hub

How Cuyahoga Community College District compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 13% · #143 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention57%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,654

Higher than 51% · #91 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$4,266

Cheaper than 93% · #3 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$8,150

Lower than 72%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment13,382

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare Cuyahoga Community College District 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

13,382undergrads
  • Women8,00860%
  • Men5,37440%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White50%
  • Black26%
  • Hispanic9.0%
  • Asian2.8%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
13,382
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
37%
Median family income
$18,748
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$88,983
Endowment
$109,680,992

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 2,734 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio98%
  • Other U.S. states1.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Cuyahoga Community College District draws overwhelmingly from Ohio.

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
$3,249
Out-of-state tuition
$7,249
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,700
Total cost of attendance
$11,189
Average net price
$4,266

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
31%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,927
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,654
Median debt at graduation
$8,150
Students with federal loans
9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
21%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
31%
Low-income (Pell)
15%
First-generation
15%

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
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
129 (65 men · 64 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (7)

Baseball38
Basketball22
Soccer17
Softball14
Track and Field (Indoor)13
Track and Field (Outdoor)13
Volleyball12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
34

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 10 campuses (17,840 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

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

11reported offenses a year
0 violent a year11 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
6.7
Burglary
4.3
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
$2,941
$30–48k
$3,646
$48–75k
$6,005
$75–110k
$8,699
$110k+
$10,491

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.

35%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,145
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 35% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,145. 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 1,213 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)
$35,654
Typical debt at graduation
$8,150
Debt vs. one year's pay
23%
Out-earn a HS grad
39%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 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
$34,197
Men
$37,771

Men out-earn women by $3,574 (10%) 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
81°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
33.3″
Annual snow
63.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cleveland Burke AP, OH US station (1.6 mi from campus).

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.