Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Ohio Technical College

Cleveland, Ohio·Private for-profit, 2-year·Great Lakes·ohiotech.edu
6-yr Graduation
90%
Total enrollment
683
peer median 752
Avg net price
$27,952
+$1.2k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
90%
Full-time retention
97%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
100%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 5 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
Passing
2
40.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

5programs
  • Passing2 · 40.0%
  • No Data3 · 60.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
3

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.

2
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+49.2%
$51,948 vs $34,808
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
+53.5%
$53,428 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
24%
$12,000 debt · $50,837 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
23%
$12,000 debt · $51,948 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
17%
$7,667 debt · $44,716 earn
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
14%
$7,667 debt · $53,428 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1973Next review Feb 2027

Action history · 2

  1. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Jun 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,677
$30–48k$24,886
$48–75k$29,930
$75–110k$30,760
$110k+$31,144

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,952
+$1,168vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $26,785
Federal loans
67.2%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 251 students received $1.5M in Pell grants, alongside $3.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
251
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,469,309 total
Direct Loans
$3.0M
546 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$818K
227 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$899K
241 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
78 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.

Of 504 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
504
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.2%
2017
12.4%
2018
10.7%
2019
2.7%
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 Ohio Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

126 total completions
01Mechanic
6854.0%
02Precision Production
4233.3%
03Engineering Tech
1612.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
683
12-mo unduplicated
435
Undergraduate
435
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
89%389
Women
11%46

Race / ethnicity composition

White
68.0%
Black
13.3%
Hispanic
10.6%
Unknown
4.8%
Two or more
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Asian
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 374 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    24

    Ohio Technical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Ohio Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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
    SubjectOhio Technical College
    90%683$27,952Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    MyComputerCareer at Columbus
    821$25,617Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
    1,052$29,530Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute-Canton
    99.6%1,417$21,202Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center
    364$24,093Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology
    411$30,099Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Peer group median90%99.6%752$26,785

    Frequently asked questions about Ohio Technical College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Ohio Technical College?

    Ohio Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 90% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Ohio Technical College?

    Ohio Technical College reports a total enrollment of 683 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Ohio Technical College?

    The average net price at Ohio Technical College is $27,952 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Ohio Technical College located?

    Ohio Technical College is located in Cleveland, Ohio 44103.

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