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Community college · Public

Central Ohio Technical College

Newark, OH572 online only

Central Ohio Technical College is a public community college in Newark, OH, with about 2,318 students on campus.

Students on campus
2,318
plus 572 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,948
tuition and fees $5,256; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
30%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$39,168
lower than at 55% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Central Ohio Technical College

Most students study part-time

74% 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 ↓

Central Ohio Technical College is mostly about health professions

61% of the degrees Central Ohio Technical College awards are in health professions; the next biggest field, business, is 21%. Majors ↓

Students from wealthier families earn much more

Ten years after starting, students from families making over $75,000 earn a median $54,035. Students from families under $30,000 earn $33,458. Outcomes ↓

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

1,941 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 63%Hispanic 4%Black 16%Asian 7%Two or more 7%

Women and men

Women 79%Men 21%
16 : 1
students per teacher
27%
get Pell grants (lower income)
16%
take federal loans
25%
undergrads 25 or older
74%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Central Ohio Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Central Ohio Technical College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,764 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $8,016

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,256Books & supplies $1,104Other costs $8,404

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,948.

Tuition and fees are $5,256 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

$11,473

About $22,946 over 2 years · 22% off the sticker price

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

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
30%
within 1½ times the normal program length
Come back for year two
100%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$39,168
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$12,072
about $128 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

4.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$128 a month against about $3,097 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

30%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 19% 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
$33k
Middle income$30–75k
$47k
Higher incomeover $75k
$54k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 61%Business 21%Public safety 8%Public administration & social work 4%Computer science 3%Engineering tech 2%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 Nursing181 graduates a year · typical debt $12,454
$77k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions43 graduates a year · typical debt $13,716
$58k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations39 graduates a year · typical debt $16,474
$51k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities16 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Services, General13 graduates a year · typical debt $13,800
$39k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections9 graduates a year
$54k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods6 graduates a year
—not reported
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians6 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Newark

5% of Newark’s 51,473 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Newark pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Central Ohio Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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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.