About
Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy is a private, co-educational career school located in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1903 as Lorain Business College, it offers programs in various fields including healthcare, business, and trades, and has expanded to multiple campuses in the state.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 16.1-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 315 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (3.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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 OBC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
OBC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions OBC selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectOhio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy | 84% | — | 170 | $1,889 | — |
| — | — | 104 | $24,129 | — | |
| — | — | 23 | $44,484 | — | |
| — | 61.5% | 73 | $35,590 | — | |
| — | — | 152 | $16,770 | — | |
| — | — | 148 | $16,012 | — | |
Central Pennsylvania Diesel Institute | — | — | — | $20,363 | — |
| — | — | 38 | $41,229 | — | |
| — | — | 95 | — | — | |
| — | — | 71 | $36,757 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $27,477 | — | |
| — | — | 24 | $28,617 | — | |
| — | — | 59 | $31,701 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $24,642 | — | |
| — | — | 89 | $4,956 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $20,194 | — | |
| — | — | 92 | $19,580 | — | |
| — | — | 65 | $21,641 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $22,960 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 12 | $115,636 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | $13,643 | — | |
| — | — | 58 | $22,618 | — | |
| — | — | 64 | $31,452 | — | |
| — | — | 21 | $24,680 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,020 | $34,533 | — | |
| — | — | 24 | $21,684 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $22,503 | — | |
| Peer group median | 84% | 80.8% | 59 | $23,545 |
Institutions like OBC
Explore the federal data for institutions in OBC's comparison group.
- Vermont
Advanced Welding Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment104Net price$24,129View data - Florida
American Advanced Technicians Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment23Net price$44,484View data - Arkansas
Arkansas Welding Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate61.5%Enrollment73Net price$35,590View data - New York
Berk Trade and Business School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment152Net price$16,770View data - California
Capstone College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment148Net price$16,012View data - Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania Diesel Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$20,363 - New York
Charles Stuart School of Diamond Setting
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$41,229View data - Illinois
Chicago Professional Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment95Net price—View data - Arizona
Commercial Divers International
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment71Net price$36,757View data - California
DeHart Technical School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$27,477View data - Texas
Elite Welding Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24Net price$28,617View data - Ohio
Elite Welding Academy LLC
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment59Net price$31,701View data - Ohio
Elite Welding Academy South Point
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price$24,642View data - Ohio
Hamrick School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment89Net price$4,956View data - Kansas
Heartland Welding Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47Net price$20,194View data - California
Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment92Net price$19,580View data - California
InterCoast Colleges-Riverside
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment65Net price$21,641View data - North Dakota
Lynnes Welding Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$22,960View data - Hawaii
Mauna Loa Helicopters
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment12Net price$115,636View data - New Jersey
Mobile Technical Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$13,643View data - New York
Modern Welding School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment58Net price$22,618View data - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$31,452View data - Arizona
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21Net price$24,680View data - Massachusetts
Technology Learning Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price—View data - Texas
Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,020Net price$34,533View data - Michigan
U.S. Truck Driver Training School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24Net price$21,684View data - Pennsylvania
Welder Training and Testing Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$22,503View data
Campus network
OBC is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
- OH
Columbus
Columbus, OHNo page yet - OH
Sandusky
Sandusky, OHView data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy
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