Private nonprofit · Community college

Valley College-Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio · Large suburb

2%
Transfer rate: $30,411
Avg net price: 57%
Grad / completion: $24,900
Median earnings

Valley College-Cleveland is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Cleveland, Ohio (large suburb setting), enrolling 887 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 887 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Cleveland was established on July 22, 1796, by surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company when they laid out Connecticut's Western Reserve into townships and a capital city. Cleveland's Playhouse Square is the second largest performing arts center in the U.S. behind New York City's Lincoln Center. It includes the State, Palace, Allen, Hanna, and Ohio theaters. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Cleveland, OH
To Great Lakes shore: 5 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) · major hub

How Valley College-Cleveland compares

Graduation rate57%

Higher than 45% · #100 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention45%

Higher than 8%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,900

Higher than 18% · #138 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$30,411

Cheaper than 7% · #146 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment887

Larger than 71%

Percentiles compare Valley College-Cleveland 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

Women69979%
Men18821%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White14%
Black62%
Hispanic4.0%
Asian0.7%
Other or multiracial19%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 887
Student–faculty ratio: 24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 73%
First-generation students: 63%
Students over 25: 67%
Median family income: $13,262
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $58,203

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: $30,411

Outcomes

Graduated: 57%
First-year retention: 45%
Transferred to another college: 2%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $25,548
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $24,900
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 83%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 29%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$30,566

$30–48k

$30,710

$48–75k

$26,666

$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.

25%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$41

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 25% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $41. 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 161 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): $24,900
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 38%
Out-earn a HS grad: 28%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 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.

Campus climate

Summer high: 84°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 41″
Annual snow: 63.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cleveland, OH US station (5.8 mi from campus).

What Valley College-Cleveland graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

284 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

284———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

54 grads$25k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$10k debt

54$25,153$25,274$9,500 Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCert.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———

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.