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Terra State Community College

Fremont, Ohio·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·terra.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
Total enrollment
2,214
peer median 2,467
Avg net price
$11,691
+$4.8k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
39%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
30%
Non-Pell
43%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 0 fail. 47 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)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

52programs
  • Passing5 · 9.6%
  • No Data47 · 90.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
47

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.

5
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+5.7%
$36,804 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+16.1%
$40,404 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+20.7%
$42,025 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.2%
$43,911 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+95.7%
$68,108 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
58%
$21,193 debt · $36,804 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$14,750 debt · $34,814 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$17,500 debt · $42,025 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
39%
$15,876 debt · $40,404 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
33%
$22,772 debt · $68,108 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 8

  1. Oct 2024Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Aug 2024Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Aug 2024Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. 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

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$10,371
$30–48k$10,978
$48–75k$12,493
$75–110k$13,977
$110k+$13,962

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

Avg net price
$11,691
+$4,788vs Community College median $6,903
Federal loans
15.8%
In-state tuition
$5,660
Out-of-state
$10,316

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 640 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
640
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.9M
$2,892,762 total
Direct Loans
$2.3M
678 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$983K
331 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
332 loan awards
Parent PLUS$150K
15 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 441 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (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
441
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.4%
2017
14.4%
2018
12.2%
2019
3.8%
2020*
0.2%
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 Terra State Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

222 total completions
01Health Professions
5123.0%
02Liberal Arts
4218.9%
03Computer Sciences
3515.8%
04Engineering Tech
3415.3%
05Business
2410.8%
06Personal/Culinary
156.8%
07Security/Protective
83.6%
08Visual/Performing Arts
73.2%
09Agriculture
52.3%
10Precision Production
10.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,214
12-mo unduplicated
2,858
Undergraduate
2,858
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
56%1,596
Women
44%1,262

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.9%
Black
9.2%
Unknown
4.5%
Hispanic
2.5%
Two or more
2.5%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
108
58 M · 50 W
Women athletes
46.3%
Athletic aid
$65K
Total student aid
Budget
$592K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$26K
$40K
Recruiting expense
$0
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$15K
$16K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
16 M · 17 W
$46K
Basketball
18 M · 14 W
$146K
Baseball
24 M ·
$67K
Softball
· 14 W
$59K
Volleyball
· 11 W
$65K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.81
4 offenses · 2,207 students

3-year trend

0.492 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.81Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
2
Aggravated assault
2

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
4
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
Weapons01
Drugs08
Liquor03

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
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
34

Terra State Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Terra State Community 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
SubjectTerra State Community College
39%2,214$11,691Community College
Belmont College
2,020$5,919Community College
Stark State College
10,128$6,693Community College
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
9,683$7,113Community College
Illinois Valley Community College
2,720$3,957Community College
Nicolet Area Technical College
1,384$9,290Community College
Peer group median39%2,467$6,903

Frequently asked questions about Terra State Community College

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

What is the graduation rate at Terra State Community College?

Terra State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Terra State Community College?

Terra State Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,214 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Terra State Community College?

The average net price at Terra State Community College is $11,691 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Terra State Community College located?

Terra State Community College is located in Fremont, Ohio 43420-9670.

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