Public · Community college

Lorain County Joint Vocational School District

Oberlin, Ohio · Fringe rural

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Transfer rate: $11,578
Avg net price: 90%
Grad / completion: $35,776
Median earnings

Lorain County Joint Vocational School District is a public certificate-granting institution in Oberlin, Ohio (fringe rural setting), enrolling 87 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 87 undergradsFringe ruralCold wintersSnowy

About Oberlin, Ohio

Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located about 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. Oberlin is the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 32 miles to Cleveland, OH
To Great Lakes shore: 13 miles
Nearest airport: 22 miles to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) · major hub

How Lorain County Joint Vocational School District compares

Graduation rate90%

Higher than 90% · #17 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention81%

Higher than 65%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,776

Higher than 52% · #90 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$11,578

Cheaper than 64% · #47 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment87

Larger than 24%

Percentiles compare Lorain County Joint Vocational School 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

Women4248%
Men4552%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White60%
Black20%
Hispanic13%
Other or multiracial8.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 87
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 33%
First-generation students: 61%
Students over 25: 35%
Median family income: $13,032

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: $11,578

Outcomes

Graduated: 90%
First-year retention: 81%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,049
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,776
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 20%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 56%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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

$10,400

$30–48k

$10,816

$48–75k

$14,110

$75–110k

$12,166

$110k+

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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?

Lorain County Joint Vocational School District 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): $35,776
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 28%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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

$28,987

Men

$40,654

Men out-earn women by $11,667 (40%) 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: 83°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 40″
Annual snow: 47″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oberlin, OH US station (1.3 mi from campus).

What Lorain County Joint Vocational School District graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

45 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

45———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Precision Metal Working

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

7 grads— 1 yr$33k 5 yr— debt

7—$32,689—

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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Tuition: —
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Tuition: —
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Colleges near Lorain County Joint Vocational School District

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2 mi

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Elyria, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 74 students

10 mi

Lorain County Community College

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Northern Institute of Cosmetology

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14 mi

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Strongsville, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 121 students

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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.