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Marion Technical College

Marion, Ohio·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·mtc.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
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Total enrollment
3,346
peer median 3,714
Avg net price
$7,417
-$1.1k vs Community College
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About

Marion Technical College, is a public technical college in Marion, Ohio, United States. It shares a campus with Ohio State University at Marion. Founded in 1970 with classes beginning in 1971, MTC has awarded over 7,500 associate degrees. The college offers associate degrees, certificates, and transfer programs in the areas of Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Public Service, Health, and Arts and Sciences. As of 2023, it offered one Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. The college practices open admissions. Some Marion Tech professors teach courses at local high schools for qualified students to earn college credits. High school students comprise 55% of MTC's enrollment, making them the student majority and the cause of increased enrollment at the college over the past decade.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
31%

Pell equity

10.6pp gap
Pell recipients
35%44 of 127
Non-Pell (all)
24%20 of 82
Subsidized loan, no Pell
43%3 of 7
No Federal Aid
23%17 of 75

Pell recipients here graduate at a 10.6-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 43 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
43
Passing
7
16.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing7 · 16.3%
  • No Data36 · 83.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
36

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.

7
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.8%
$40,296 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+43.0%
$49,792 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+47.7%
$51,396 vs $34,808
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+60.1%
$55,735 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+72.9%
$60,187 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+91.3%
$66,579 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+115.0%
$74,838 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$8,250 debt · $40,296 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
19%
$8,500 debt · $45,496 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
18%
$9,163 debt · $51,396 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
18%
$8,750 debt · $49,792 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$9,374 debt · $74,838 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$7,300 debt · $66,579 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 7

  1. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Sep 2021Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Sep 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Jul 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

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$6,554
$30–48k$6,511
$48–75k$7,476
$75–110k$10,928
$110k+$13,026

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

Avg net price
$7,417
-$1,127vs Community College median $8,544
Federal loans
8.0%
In-state tuition
$6,595
Out-of-state
$11,225

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, 948 students received $3.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
948
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.9M
$3,934,750 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
425 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$483K
202 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$643K
220 loan awards
Parent PLUS$9K
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 309 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (3.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.8%
+1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
309
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.5%
2017
9.4%
2018
10.5%
2019
3.8%
2020*
0.4%
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 Marion Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs47
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

445 total completions
01Business
14131.7%
02Health Professions
13430.1%
03Liberal Arts
11024.7%
04Engineering Tech
317.0%
05Security/Protective
173.8%
06Public Admin
61.3%
07Computer Sciences
61.3%
08Agriculture
00.0%
09Construction Trades
00.0%
10Engineering
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,346
12-mo unduplicated
4,390
Undergraduate
4,390
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%1,950
Women
56%2,440

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.7%
Black
13.4%
Two or more
3.6%
Hispanic
2.9%
Unknown
1.2%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

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
0.66
2 offenses · 3,008 students

3-year trend

1.132 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.66Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
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

Fondling
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 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
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
54

Marion Technical College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Marion Technical 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
SubjectMarion Technical College
31%—3,346$7,417Community College
Central Ohio Technical College
——3,182$9,948Community College
Clark State College
——5,077$12,135Community College
Eastern Gateway Community College
———$4,181Community College
James A. Rhodes State College
——4,124$8,757Community College
Lake Area Technical College
——2,312$15,979Community College
North Central State College
——2,553$4,687Community College
Northeast Community College
——5,720$8,544Community College
Northwest State Community College
——4,082$13,555Community College
Odessa College
——9,981$6,368Community College
Southern State Community College
——2,227$9,674Community College
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
——5,274$5,353Community College
Zane State College
——1,769$8,062Community College
Peer group median31%—3,714$8,544

Institutions like Marion Technical College

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

IPEDS

Reports & documents (1)

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

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about Marion Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Marion Technical College.

What is the graduation rate at Marion Technical College?

Marion Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Marion Technical College?

Marion Technical College reports a total enrollment of 3,346 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Marion Technical College?

The average net price at Marion Technical College is $7,417 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Marion Technical College located?

Marion Technical College is located in Marion, Ohio 43302-5694.

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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