Public · Community college
Wayne County Schools Career Center
Smithville, Ohio · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $29,232
- Avg net price
- 70%
- Grad / completion
- $42,774
- Median earnings
Wayne County Schools Career Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Smithville, Ohio (distant town setting), enrolling 146 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Smithville, Ohio
Smithville is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The village derives its name from Thomas Smith, a pioneer settler. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 24 miles to Akron, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 43 miles
- Nearest airport
- 23 miles to Akron Canton (CAK)
How Wayne County Schools Career Center compares
Higher than 62% · #67 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 71%
Higher than 79% · #47 of 157 in Ohio
Cheaper than 9% · #144 cheapest of 155 in Ohio
Lower than 79%
Lower than 86%
Larger than 36%
Percentiles compare Wayne County Schools 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
- Women12183%
- Men2517%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White83%
- Black6.2%
- Hispanic4.8%
- Asian0.7%
- Other or multiracial5.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 146
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
- First-generation students
- 63%
- Students over 25
- 42%
- Median family income
- $22,445
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
- $29,232
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
- 70%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,934
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,774
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,574
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 48%
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.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 5% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,000. 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 38 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)
- $42,774
- Typical debt at graduation
- $7,574
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 18%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 50%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $10,316 (26%) 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
- 82°F
- Winter low
- 18°F
- Annual rain
- 36.9″
- Annual snow
- 28.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wooster Wayne CO AP, OH US station (1.1 mi from campus).
What Wayne County Schools Career Center graduates study — and earn
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.
Colleges similar to Wayne County Schools Career Center
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Wayne County Schools Career Center side by side →
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- Students
- 131
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $48k
Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education
Canton, Ohio · Small city · 21 mi to Akron
- Students
- 88
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $42k
Tri-Rivers Career Center
Marion, Ohio · Fringe rural · 43 mi to Columbus
- Students
- 151
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $49k
Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown, Ohio · Large suburb · 10 mi to Akron
- Students
- 168
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $38k
Warren County Career Center
Lebanon, Ohio · Fringe rural · 19 mi to Dayton
- Students
- 263
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $49k
Buckeye Hills Career Center
Rio Grande, Ohio · Distant rural · 55 mi to Charleston
- Students
- 122
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $40k
Colleges near Wayne County Schools Career Center
University of Akron Wayne College
Orrville, OH · Public · Bachelor's · 457 students
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,730 students
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster, OH · Public · Associate · 464 students
Hamrick School
Medina, OH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 89 students
Medina County Career Center
Medina, OH · Public · Certificate · 43 students
Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center
Ashland, OH · Public · Certificate · 41 students
Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown, OH · Public · Certificate · 168 students
Stark State College
North Canton, OH · Public · Certificate · 5,749 students
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.