Public · Community college

Lakeland Community College

Kirtland, Ohio · Large suburb

18%
Transfer rate
$7,606
Avg net price
24%
Grad / completion
$39,612
Median earnings

Lakeland Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Kirtland, Ohio (large suburb setting), enrolling 2,773 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,773 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Kirtland, Ohio

Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. After the founding of the United States, northern Ohio was designated as the Western Reserve and was sold to the Connecticut Land Company. The area was first surveyed by Moses Cleaveland and his party in 1796. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
4 miles
Nearest airport
30 miles to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) · major hub

How Lakeland Community College compares

Graduation rate24%

Higher than 7% · #154 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention62%

Higher than 27%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,612

Higher than 67% · #65 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$7,606

Cheaper than 80% · #19 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$14,751

Lower than 15%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment2,773

Larger than 85%

Percentiles compare Lakeland Community 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

2,773undergrads
  • Women1,72062%
  • Men1,05338%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White64%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic7.4%
  • Asian1.2%
  • Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,773
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
23%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
28%
Median family income
$21,022
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$71,568
Endowment
$8,623,029

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 744 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio99%
  • Other U.S. states0.8%

Most first-years stay in state — Lakeland Community College 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
$3,872
Out-of-state tuition
$9,235
Room & board
Books & supplies
$800
Total cost of attendance
$11,859
Average net price
$7,606

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
24%
First-year retention
62%
Transferred to another college
18%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,071
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,612
Median debt at graduation
$14,751
Students with federal loans
15%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
22%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
24%
Low-income (Pell)
14%
First-generation
14%

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
107 (64 men · 43 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 (6)

Baseball29
Soccer28
Basketball20
Softball11
Volleyball11
Other Sports8

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,358 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

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
$5,977
$30–48k
$6,333
$48–75k
$8,506
$75–110k
$10,631
$110k+
$11,028

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.

18%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,392
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 18% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,392. 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 294 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)
$39,612
Typical debt at graduation
$14,751
Debt vs. one year's pay
37%
Out-earn a HS grad
46%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 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
$36,470
Men
$44,710

Men out-earn women by $8,240 (23%) 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
19°F
Annual rain
48.1″
Annual snow
113.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kirtland-Holden 2, OH US station (3.6 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.