Public · Community college

Marion Technical College

Marion, Ohio · Distant town

12%
Transfer rate: $7,417
Avg net price: 31%
Grad / completion: $41,495
Median earnings

Marion Technical College is a public associate-granting institution in Marion, Ohio (distant town setting), enrolling 1,475 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,475 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About Marion, Ohio

Marion is a city in Marion County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Marion was laid out in 1822, and is named in honor of General Francis Marion. On March 15, 1830, Marion elected Nathan Peters as its first Mayor. The Palace Theatre (c. 1928) is a 1440-seat atmospheric theatre designed by John Eberson in the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style. It has been in continuous operation since it opened on August 30, 1928. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 43 miles to Columbus, OH
To Great Lakes shore: 60 miles
Nearest airport: 41 miles to John Glenn Columbus (CMH) · major hub

How Marion Technical College compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 13% · #144 of 168 in Ohio

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,495

Higher than 74% · #53 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$7,417

Cheaper than 81% · #18 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$8,300

Lower than 71%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment1,475

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare Marion Technical 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

Women1,07073%
Men40527%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White78%
Black13%
Hispanic2.9%
Asian0.9%
Other or multiracial5.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,475
Student–faculty ratio: 14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 23%
First-generation students: 50%
Students over 25: 25%
Median family income: $27,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $58,653
Endowment: $1,718,734

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 404 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Ohio99%
Other U.S. states0.6%

Most first-years stay in state — Marion Technical 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: $6,595
Out-of-state tuition: $11,225
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $900
Total cost of attendance: $13,026
Average net price: $7,417

Outcomes

Graduated: 31%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 12%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $40,017
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $41,495
Median debt at graduation: $8,300
Students with federal loans: 8%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 38%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

31%

Low-income (Pell)

24%

First-generation

25%

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: $20

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 5
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

Reported offenses in an average year

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

1.7reported offenses a year

1.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling

1.7

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

$6,554

$30–48k

$6,511

$48–75k

$7,476

$75–110k

$10,928

$110k+

$13,026

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.

32%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,357

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 32% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,357. 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 139 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): $41,495
Typical debt at graduation: $8,300
Debt vs. one year's pay: 20%
Out-earn a HS grad: 48%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 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

$38,551

Men

$48,011

Men out-earn women by $9,460 (25%) 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: 84°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 37.5″
Annual snow: 23.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marion Muni AP, OH US station (3 mi from campus).

What Marion Technical College graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

71 grads$67k 1 yr$69k 5 yr$16k debt

71$67,265$68,889$15,990 Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

64 grads$46k 1 yr— 5 yr$9k debt

64$46,334—$9,004 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

61 grads$52k 1 yr$57k 5 yr$13k debt

61$51,927$57,300$12,812 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

53 grads$42k 1 yr$59k 5 yr$9k debt

53$41,844$58,788$8,790 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

30 grads$37k 1 yr$47k 5 yr$14k debt

30$37,040$46,742$14,196 Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

29 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

29———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

28 grads$46k 1 yr$60k 5 yr$10k debt

28$45,850$60,071$10,178 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Social WorkAssoc.

12 grads— 1 yr$33k 5 yr— debt

12—$32,990—Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———

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.