Colleges

Private for-profit · Community college

Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton

Fairborn, Ohio · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$20,009
Avg net price
56%
Grad / completion
$33,079
Median earnings

Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Fairborn, Ohio (large suburb setting), enrolling 84 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 84 undergradsLarge suburbCold winters

About Fairborn, Ohio

Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. Fairfield was founded by European Americans in 1816 and Osborn in 1850.The city was Incorporated on August 1st, 1950. The City of Fairborn's Parks & Recreation Division manages 773.2 acres of parkland, nature preserves, and cemeteries in the city. Fairborn also contains 2 nature preserves, totaling 242 acres, managed by Greene County Parks and Trails. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
10 miles to Dayton, OH
To Great Lakes shore
126 miles
Nearest airport
14 miles to James M. Cox Dayton (DAY)

How Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton compares

Graduation rate56%

Higher than 43% · #103 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention35%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,079

Higher than 43% · #107 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$20,009

Cheaper than 32% · #101 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio28 : 1

Lower than 7%

Undergraduate enrollment84

Larger than 24%

Percentiles compare Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton 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

84undergrads
  • Women8095%
  • Men45%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White21%
  • Black48%
  • Other or multiracial31%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
84
Student–faculty ratio
28 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
64%
First-generation students
61%
Students over 25
50%
Median family income
$15,232

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
$20,009

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
56%
First-year retention
35%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$27,286
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,079
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
50%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
27%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
56%
Low-income (Pell)
72%
First-generation
73%

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

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%.

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
$19,936
$30–48k
$20,960
$48–75k
$20,960
$75–110k
—
$110k+
—

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
$182
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 18% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $182. 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 82 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)
$33,079
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
44%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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
$32,943
Men
$36,875

Men out-earn women by $3,932 (12%) 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
86°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
41.9″
Annual snow
18.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Carlisle, OH US station (10.1 mi from campus).

What Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
39 grads$27k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$10k debt
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
23 grads$24k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$10k debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services
— grads$31k 1 yr$30k 5 yr$10k debt

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.