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Community college · Public

James A. Rhodes State College

Bath Township, OH685 online only

James A. Rhodes State College is a public community college in Bath Township, OH, with about 3,283 students on campus.

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Students on campus
3,283
plus 685 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$8,757
tuition and fees $4,560; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
47%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$41,855
higher than at 53% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on James A. Rhodes State College

Most students study part-time

71% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

James A. Rhodes State College is mostly about health professions

56% of the degrees James A. Rhodes State College awards are in health professions; the next biggest field, engineering technology, is 18%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

1,590 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 82%Black 7%Asian 1%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 74%Men 26%
18 : 1
students per teacher
15%
get Pell grants (lower income)
8%
take federal loans
13%
undergrads 25 or older
71%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into James A. Rhodes State College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. James A. Rhodes State College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,578 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $9,120

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,560Books & supplies $1,400Other costs $8,618

After grants, the average family on aid pays $8,757.

Tuition and fees are $4,560 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$10,275

About $20,550 over 2 years · 30% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
47%
within 1½ times the normal program length
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$41,855
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$12,000
about $127 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$127 a month against about $3,221 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

37%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 34% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$39k
Middle income$30–75k
$46k
Higher incomeover $75k
$49k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 56%Engineering tech 18%Business 18%Computer science 3%Public safety 2%Public administration & social work 1%Everything else 2%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing78 graduates a year · typical debt $14,971
$72k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions29 graduates a year · typical debt $13,115
$66k4 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians21 graduates a year
—not reported
Business/Commerce, General21 graduates a year
$54k4 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions18 graduates a year
$54k4 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians16 graduates a year
—not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services15 graduates a year
$39k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services12 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Bath Township

9% of Bath Township’s 9,292 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Bath Township pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from James A. Rhodes State College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Ohio State University-Lima CampusUniversity or college · Public · Bath Township
0.1 mi696 students
University of Northwestern OhioUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lima
7 mi2,111 students
Ohio Northern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Ada
10.6 mi3,041 students
Bluffton UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bluffton
12.7 mi613 students
Wright State University-Lake CampusUniversity or college · Public · Jefferson Township
28.6 mi935 students
The University of FindlayUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Findlay
29.2 mi4,597 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.