Public · Community college

Vantage Career Center

Van Wert, Ohio · Distant town

0%
Transfer rate: —
Avg net price: 92%
Grad / completion: $33,875
Median earnings

Vantage Career Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Van Wert, Ohio (distant town setting), enrolling 104 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 104 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About Van Wert, Ohio

Van Wert is a city in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Early pioneers had to deal with swampy ground, mud, and malaria. They persevered, draining the swamp for agriculture and eventually reclaiming enough dry land to establish the town. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 33 miles to Fort Wayne, IN
To Great Lakes shore: 82 miles
Nearest airport: 33 miles to Fort Wayne (FWA)

How Vantage Career Center compares

Graduation rate92%

Higher than 92% · #13 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention84%

Higher than 71%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,875

Higher than 45% · #105 of 157 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$11,978

Lower than 31%

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment104

Larger than 29%

Percentiles compare Vantage Career Center 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

Women6159%
Men4341%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White83%
Black9.6%
Hispanic2.9%
Other or multiracial4.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 104
Student–faculty ratio: 6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 12%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 56%
Median family income: $24,442

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Outcomes

Graduated: 92%
First-year retention: 84%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $36,131
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $33,875
Median debt at graduation: $11,978
Students with federal loans: 11%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $30

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$750

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 2% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $750. 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 133 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): $33,875
Typical debt at graduation: $11,978
Debt vs. one year's pay: 35%
Out-earn a HS grad: 24%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 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

$29,905

Men

$50,765

Men out-earn women by $20,860 (70%) 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: 18°F
Annual rain: 40.4″
Annual snow: 17.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Van Wert 1 S, OH US station (2.3 mi from campus).

What Vantage Career Center graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

104 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

104———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

27 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

27———Ground Transportation

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Precision Metal Working

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Criminal Justice and Corrections

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———

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.