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Clark State College

Springfield, Ohio·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·clarkstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
22%
—
Total enrollment
5,077
peer median 2,317
Avg net price
$8,615
+$1.2k vs Community College
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About

Clark State College is a public community college in Springfield, Ohio, United States. It opened in 1962 as Springfield and Clark County Technical Education Program. It has additional locations in Beavercreek, Bellefontaine, and Xenia.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
22%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
20%
Non-Pell
13%

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 79 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 71 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
79
Passing
8
10.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

79programs
  • Passing8 · 10.1%
  • No Data71 · 89.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
71

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.

8
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+1.4%
$35,288 vs $34,808
Social Work
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+4.5%
$36,363 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+21.6%
$42,330 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+22.4%
$42,594 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.8%
$48,315 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+48.2%
$51,600 vs $34,808
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+83.1%
$63,741 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+105.2%
$71,421 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+1.4%
+$480
Social Work
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+4.5%
+$1,555

Debt vs earnings

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

9
Social Work
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
55%
$20,070 debt · $36,363 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
46%
$19,250 debt · $42,330 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
45%
$23,179 debt · $51,600 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
44%
$15,453 debt · $35,288 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$15,500 debt · $48,315 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
31%
$13,178 debt · $42,594 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
28%
$18,130 debt · $63,741 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$16,012 debt · $56,975 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1974Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 4

  1. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Mar 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Mar 2017Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$6,318
$30–48k$7,374
$48–75k$9,441
$75–110k$12,272
$110k+$13,062

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

Avg net price
$8,615
+$1,192vs Community College median $7,423
Federal loans
33.3%
In-state tuition
$4,200
Out-of-state
$7,809

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, 2,890 students received $11.5M in Pell grants, alongside $9.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,890
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.5M
$11,478,719 total
Direct Loans
$9.6M
3,314 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.2M
1,739 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.3M
1,568 loan awards
Parent PLUS$80K
7 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 1,760 borrowers who entered repayment, 58 (3.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.2%
+0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,760
Defaulted
58
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
22.9%
2017
18.4%
2018
11.6%
2019
3.2%
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 Clark State College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs70
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

453 total completions
01Health Professions
16035.3%
02Liberal Arts
14231.3%
03Business
6213.7%
04Computer Sciences
296.4%
05Public Admin
224.9%
06Engineering Tech
143.1%
07Agriculture
102.2%
08Visual/Performing Arts
61.3%
09Security/Protective
51.1%
10Education
30.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
5,077
12-mo unduplicated
6,711
Undergraduate
6,711
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%2,354
Women
65%4,357

Race / ethnicity composition

White
64.9%
Black
19.9%
Two or more
5.9%
Hispanic
4.8%
Unknown
2.2%
Non-resident
1.1%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
84
58 M · 26 W
Women athletes
31.0%
Athletic aid
$62K
Total student aid
Budget
$283K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$30K
$32K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$5K
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
36 M · —
$92K
Basketball
22 M · 10 W
$65K
Softball
— · 9 W
$29K
Volleyball
— · 7 W
$24K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
0.21
1 offenses · 4,703 students

3-year trend

0.562 yrs ago0.601 yr ago0.21Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
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

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
96

Clark State College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Clark State 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
SubjectClark State College
22%—5,077$8,615Community College
Butler County Community College
——2,317$6,075Community College
Edison State Community College
——4,624$8,503Community College
Gateway Community and Technical College
——5,320$5,897Community College
Hazard Community and Technical College
——3,134$3,376Community College
James A. Rhodes State College
——4,124$8,851Community College
Monroe County Community College
——2,210$5,261Community College
Reading Area Community College
——5,369$8,039Community College
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
——1,482$8,064Community College
Southwestern Michigan College
——2,000$6,463Community College
Terra State Community College
——2,214$11,691Community College
West Virginia Northern Community College
——1,525$3,215Community College
Zane State College
——1,769$7,423Community College
Peer group median22%—2,317$7,423

Institutions like Clark State College

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

IPEDS

Reports & documents (1)

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

Notable alumni of Clark State College (1)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Tim Derickson

Frequently asked questions about Clark State College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Clark State College.

What is the graduation rate at Clark State College?

Clark State College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 22% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Clark State College?

Clark State College reports a total enrollment of 5,077 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Clark State College?

The average net price at Clark State College is $8,615 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Clark State College located?

Clark State College is located in Springfield, Ohio 45501-0570.

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