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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
$6,995
-$74 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

20.7pp gap
Pell recipients
57%20 of 35
Non-Pell (all)
36%29 of 80
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
37%29 of 79

Pell recipients here graduate at a 20.7-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$5,903
$30–48k$5,905
$48–75k$7,617
$75–110k$9,213
$110k+$8,831

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

Avg net price
$6,995
vs Community College median $7,069
Federal loans
14.4%
In-state tuition
$4,698
Out-of-state
$7,200

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 $669K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
372
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,811,826 total
Direct Loans
$669K
238 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$236K
101 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$421K
134 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 programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

269 total completions
01Liberal Arts
12446.1%
02Health Professions
5921.9%
03Precision Production
2910.8%
04Engineering Tech
228.2%
05Business
155.6%
06Education
93.3%
07Computer Sciences
83.0%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
31.1%
09Security/Protective
00.0%
10Library Science
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,020
12-mo unduplicated
2,572
Undergraduate
2,572
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%967
Women
62%1,605

Race / ethnicity composition

White
86.2%
Unknown
4.3%
Two or more
3.7%
Black
2.7%
Hispanic
2.2%
Asian
0.5%
Non-resident
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

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 · 833 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$6,995Community College
    Bowling Green State University-Firelands
    		——2,097$17,480Community College
    Edison State Community College
    		——4,624$7,142Community College
    North Central State College
    		——2,553$4,687Community College
    Terra State Community College
    		——2,214$17,345Community College
    University of Akron Wayne College
    		—89.9%1,411$6,032Community College
    Peer group median43%89.9%2,156$7,069

    Institutions like Belmont College

    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 $6,995 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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