Community CollegePublic
Hocking College
6-yr Graduation
37%
—
Total enrollment
1,486
peer median 1,945
Avg net price
$13,704
+$4.8k vs Community College
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About
Hocking College is a public community college in Nelsonville, Ohio, United States. The college offers more than 60 associate and vocational programs and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college was chartered in 1969 by the Ohio Board of Regents.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
37%
Overall completion
37%
Full-time retention
43%
Full-time retention
43%
Pell equity
24.8pp gap
Pell recipients
27%66 of 243
Non-Pell (all)
52%86 of 166
Subsidized loan, no Pell
45%33 of 73
No Federal Aid
57%53 of 93
Non-Pell students graduate at a 24.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Of 52 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
52
Passing
5
9.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.9%
+1.3pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
52programs
- Passing5 · 9.6%
- No Data46 · 88.5%
- Failing1 · 1.9%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
2
No data
46
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$31,625
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
-9.1%
−$3,183
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
-9.1%
$31,625 vs $34,808
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
$38,541
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+10.7%
+$3,733
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+10.7%
$38,541 vs $34,808
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
$42,181
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+21.2%
+$7,373
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+21.2%
$42,181 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$42,593
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+22.4%
+$7,785
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+22.4%
$42,593 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$46,668
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+34.1%
+$11,860
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+34.1%
$46,668 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$62,102
$34,808
Same-State HS Median
+78.4%
+$27,294
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+78.4%
$62,102 vs $34,808
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$12,812
$31,625
41%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$12,812 debt · $31,625 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$14,473
$42,593
34%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$14,473 debt · $42,593 earn
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
$12,000
$38,541
31%
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
$12,000 debt · $38,541 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$19,000
$62,102
31%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$19,000 debt · $62,102 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$14,250
$46,668
31%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$14,250 debt · $46,668 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$16,333
$54,540
30%
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$16,333 debt · $54,540 earn
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
$11,000
$42,181
26%
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
$11,000 debt · $42,181 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1976Next review Aug 2027
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 22
- Nov 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Jan 2025Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Sep 2023Removal of Show Cause StatusAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Aug 2023Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$13,704
+$4,824vs Community College median $8,881
Federal loans
50.1%
In-state tuition
$5,540
Out-of-state
$10,290
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,059 students received $5.3M in Pell grants, alongside $6.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
1,059
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.3M
$5,272,101 total
Direct Loans
$6.6M
1,763 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
1k’23
1k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$2.4M
792 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.0M
841 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
130 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,206 borrowers who entered repayment, 44 (3.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,206
Defaulted
44
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
22.1%+12.8
2017
21.7%+12.5
2018
16.1%+9.1
2019
3.6%+1.3
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.
Academic programs at Hocking College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
365 total completions
01Health Professions
12333.7%
01Health Professions
12333.7%
02Natural Resources
11130.4%
02Natural Resources
11130.4%
03Liberal Arts
277.4%
03Liberal Arts
277.4%
04Visual/Performing Arts
226.0%
04Visual/Performing Arts
226.0%
05Parks/Recreation
164.4%
05Parks/Recreation
164.4%
06Business
154.1%
06Business
154.1%
07Security/Protective
154.1%
07Security/Protective
154.1%
08Transportation
133.6%
08Transportation
133.6%
09Engineering Tech
123.3%
09Engineering Tech
123.3%
10Agriculture
113.0%
10Agriculture
113.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,486
12-mo unduplicated
2,187
Undergraduate
2,187
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
47%1,020
Women
53%1,167
Race / ethnicity composition
White
76.5%
Black
11.1%
Two or more
5.3%
Hispanic
2.9%
Non-resident
2.6%
Unknown
1.3%
Asian
0.4%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
254
218 M · 36 W
Women athletes
14.2%
Athletic aid
$34K
Total student aid
Budget
$967K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$16K
$18K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$154
Head-coach salaries
$19K
$10K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 8
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
131
—
$339,734
Football
131 M · —
Baseball
37
—
$64,689
Baseball
37 M · —
Basketball
21
7
$102,967
Basketball
21 M · 7 W
Other Sports
12
7
$32,147
Other Sports
12 M · 7 W
Softball
—
19
$56,728
Softball
— · 19 W
Volleyball
—
10
$18,274
Volleyball
— · 10 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.08
2 offenses · 1,846 students
3-year trend
8.502 yrs ago8.201 yr ago1.08Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
38
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Rape
1
Burglary
1
By location
2total
- On campus2
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
4
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
4 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.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
58
Hocking College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Hocking College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHocking College | 37% | — | 1,486 | $13,704 | Community College |
| — | — | 2,762 | $8,819 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,970 | $16,953 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,927 | $4,565 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,633 | -$274 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,936 | $6,937 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,894 | $13,548 | Community College | |
| — | — | 882 | $5,397 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,046 | $8,325 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,289 | $8,942 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,312 | $15,979 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,680 | $2,846 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,186 | $13,460 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,694 | $7,931 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,571 | $3,599 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,951 | $13,626 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,938 | $8,325 | Community College | |
| — | — | 641 | $1,739 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,238 | $2,892 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,659 | $17,400 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,028 | $12,347 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,482 | $10,321 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,461 | $14,724 | Community College | |
| — | 71.2% | 1,470 | $14,104 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,192 | $8,044 | Community College | |
| — | 34.8% | 36 | $11,150 | Community College | |
| — | — | 805 | $5,149 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,941 | $9,360 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 37% | 53.0% | 1,945 | $8,881 |
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Hocking College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Team
1 member
- Emily DavisExecutive Director, Institutional Effectiveness & Assess
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Hocking College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Hocking College.
What is the graduation rate at Hocking College?
Hocking College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 37% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Hocking College?
Hocking College reports a total enrollment of 1,486 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Hocking College?
The average net price at Hocking College is $13,704 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Hocking College located?
Hocking College is located in Nelsonville, Ohio 45764.
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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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