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Belmont College

St Clairsville, Ohio·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·belmontcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
—
Total enrollment
2,020
peer median 2,156
Avg net price
$5,919
-$3.2k vs Community College
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About

Belmont College is a public community college in St. Clairsville, Ohio, United States. The college's main campus is in St. Clairsville with other locations including the Monroe County Center in Woodsfield, Ohio and the North Center in Cadiz, Ohio. Belmont College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
43%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

57.0pp gap
Pell recipients
57%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 36 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
36
Passing
1
2.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs
  • Passing1 · 2.8%
  • No Data35 · 97.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
35

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+94.5%
$67,690 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$12,414 debt · $67,690 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1978Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 4

  1. Aug 2025Initial Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Oct 2019Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Jul 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,732
$30–48k$5,324
$48–75k$6,493
$75–110k$8,778
$110k+$7,401

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$5,919
-$3,191vs Community College median $9,110
Federal loans
18.5%
In-state tuition
$4,815
Out-of-state
$7,525

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 372 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $592K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
372
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,811,826 total
Direct Loans
$592K
228 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$214K
97 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$365K
128 loan awards
Parent PLUS$12K
3 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 269 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (5.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.5%
+3.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
269
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.4%
2017
16.4%
2018
13.1%
2019
5.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Belmont College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

106 total completions
01Health Professions
5350.0%
02Engineering Tech
1413.2%
03Business
1312.3%
04Liberal Arts
87.5%
05Computer Sciences
76.6%
06Education
54.7%
07Precision Production
32.8%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
32.8%
09Family/Consumer Sci
00.0%
10Security/Protective
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,020
12-mo unduplicated
965
Undergraduate
965
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%326
Women
66%639

Race / ethnicity composition

White
93.4%
Two or more
3.3%
Black
1.5%
Hispanic
1.2%
Asian
0.6%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 723 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    23.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    34

    Belmont College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Belmont College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBelmont College
    		43%—2,020$5,919Community College
    Bowling Green State University-Firelands
    		——2,097$17,791Community College
    Edison State Community College
    		——4,624$8,503Community College
    North Central State College
    		——2,553$4,304Community College
    Terra State Community College
    		——2,214$11,691Community College
    University of Akron Wayne College
    		—89.9%1,411$9,717Community College
    Peer group median43%89.9%2,156$9,110

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Belmont College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Belmont College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Email
    datarequest [at] belmontcollege.edu
    Phone
    740.695.9500
    Address
    68094 Hammond Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950

    The Office of Institutional Research turns data into meaningful and actionable information that aligns with Belmont’s Mission, Vision & Values.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Kristy Kosky

    Reports & documents (2)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Belmont College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Belmont College.

    What is the graduation rate at Belmont College?

    Belmont College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Belmont College?

    Belmont College reports a total enrollment of 2,020 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Belmont College?

    The average net price at Belmont College is $5,919 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Belmont College located?

    Belmont College is located in St Clairsville, Ohio 43950.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Belmont College?

    Belmont College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

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