Public · Community college
Knox County Career Center
Mount Vernon, Ohio · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- —
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- $38,212
- Median earnings
Knox County Career Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Mount Vernon, Ohio (distant town setting), enrolling 126 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon is a city in Knox County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The community was platted in 1805, and named after Mount Vernon, the estate owned by George Washington. Mount Vernon was the birthplace of Cooper Industries. There is a large industrial complex in the western part of the city that manufactures and repairs products for the gas and oil power generation industries. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 40 miles to Columbus, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 70 miles
- Nearest airport
- 34 miles to John Glenn Columbus (CMH) · major hub
How Knox County Career Center compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 95%
Higher than 61% · #72 of 157 in Ohio
Lower than 57%
Lower than 98%
Larger than 33%
Percentiles compare Knox County 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
- Women9575%
- Men3125%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White85%
- Black7.1%
- Hispanic2.4%
- Asian3.2%
- Other or multiracial2.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 126
- Student–faculty ratio
- 4 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
- First-generation students
- 61%
- Students over 25
- 48%
- Median family income
- $19,570
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,594
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,212
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Students with federal loans
- 25%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 35%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $20
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%.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $38,212
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 25%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 41%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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 $6,342 (17%) 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
- 82°F
- Winter low
- 15°F
- Annual rain
- 42.4″
- Annual snow
- 41.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fredericktown 4 S, OH US station (4.2 mi from campus).
What Knox County 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.
Colleges similar to Knox County Career Center
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Knox County Career Center side by side →
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- Students
- 168
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Mahoning County Career and Technical Center
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- Students
- 80
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Scioto County Career Technical Center
Lucasville, Ohio · Distant rural · 76 mi to Columbus
- Students
- 175
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Sandusky Career Center
Sandusky, Ohio · Small city · 42 mi to Toledo
- Students
- 88
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $41k
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Oberlin, Ohio · Fringe rural · 32 mi to Cleveland
- Students
- 87
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $36k
Colleges near Knox County Career Center
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,358 students
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,732 students
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County
Newark, OH · Public · Certificate · 237 students
Denison University
Granville, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 2,380 students
Central Ohio Technical College
Newark, OH · Public · Associate · 1,941 students
Ohio State University-Newark Campus
Newark, OH · Public · Associate · 2,396 students
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath
Heath, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 86 students
Madison Adult Career Center
Mansfield, OH · Public · Certificate · 81 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.