Public · Community college

Terra State Community College

Fremont, Ohio · Fringe rural

30%
Transfer rate
$17,345
Avg net price
39%
Grad / completion
$36,612
Median earnings

Terra State Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Fremont, Ohio (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,028 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,028 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division IICold winters

About Fremont, Ohio

Fremont is a city in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Fremont is located on the former site of Junquindundeh, a historic Wyandot village on the west bank of the lower Sandusky River, near the falls and about 15 miles (24 km) upstream from its mouth at Sandusky Bay. Downtown Fremont is located next to the Sandusky River on Front Street. Front Street has a pedestrian scale and is home to many small businesses in historic buildings: they include boutiques, gift shops, restaurants, and other attractions. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
29 miles to Toledo, OH
To Great Lakes shore
9 miles
Nearest airport
37 miles to Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express (TOL)

How Terra State Community College compares

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 24% · #130 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention68%

Higher than 40%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,612

Higher than 55% · #86 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$17,345

Cheaper than 42% · #88 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$17,500

Lower than 9%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment1,028

Larger than 73%

Percentiles compare Terra State 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

1,028undergrads
  • Women62661%
  • Men40239%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White79%
  • Black9.1%
  • Hispanic1.6%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial9.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,028
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
27%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
26%
Median family income
$26,749
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$67,464
Endowment
$7,322,657

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 375 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Ohio94%
  • Other U.S. states6.0%

Most first-years stay in state — Terra State 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
$5,748
Out-of-state tuition
$8,544
Room & board
$14,596
Books & supplies
$1,268
Total cost of attendance
$23,647
Average net price
$17,345

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
39%
First-year retention
68%
Transferred to another college
30%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,347
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,612
Median debt at graduation
$17,500
Students with federal loans
22%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
39%
Low-income (Pell)
19%
First-generation
19%

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
Meal plan (year)
$1,200
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
130 (86 men · 44 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 (5)

Baseball39
Soccer32
Basketball28
Other Sports20
Softball11

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

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,214 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.

1.7reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
1.0
Fondling
0.7

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
$16,285
$30–48k
$17,371
$48–75k
$19,266
$75–110k
$19,553
$110k+
$22,802

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.

49%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,508
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 49% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,508. 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 191 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)
$36,612
Typical debt at graduation
$17,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
48%
Out-earn a HS grad
46%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.8 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
$31,758
Men
$44,198

Men out-earn women by $12,440 (39%) 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
85°F
Winter low
18°F
Annual rain
38.2″
Annual snow
26.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.04.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fremont, OH US station (2.4 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.