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Tri - Rivers Career Center

Marion, Ohio·Public, less-than 2-year·Great Lakes·tririvers.com
6-yr Graduation
71%
Total enrollment
151
peer median 286
Avg net price
$25,605
+$14k vs peer
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About

Tri-Rivers Career Center and Center for Adult Education is a public vocational school that provides career-technical training to high school students and adults in north-central Ohio. The high school students come from schools in Marion, Morrow and Union counties. The Adult Education Center has become a regional campus that partners with area businesses to provide lifelong, continuous training programs in computer, health, industrial and public safety fields.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
71%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

40.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%2 of 2
Non-Pell (all)
60%3 of 5
No Federal Aid
60%3 of 5

Pell recipients here graduate at a 40.0-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.

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

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

Pass / fail distribution

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data5 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
5

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$9,500 debt · $53,499 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$11,562 debt · $76,040 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2018Next review Dec 2030
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2017Next review Dec 2024
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2014Next review Jun 2017
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees

Accredited since 1985

Action history · 5

  1. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Feb 2019Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  5. Nov 2018Initial Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

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$20,757
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k$30,454
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$25,605
+$14,457vs peer median $11,148
Federal loans
36.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 90 students received $502K in Pell grants, alongside $584K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
90
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$502K
$501,686 total
Direct Loans
$584K
162 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$264K
86 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$320K
76 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 99 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
99
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.9%
2017
14.4%
2018
10.3%
2019
2.0%
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 Tri-Rivers Career Center

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
151
12-mo unduplicated
192
Undergraduate
192
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%71
Women
63%121

Race / ethnicity composition

White
88.7%
Black
7.3%
Two or more
2.6%
Hispanic
1.3%

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 · 162 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
    6.0:1

    Tri-Rivers Career Center vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Tri-Rivers Career Center 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
    SubjectTri-Rivers Career Center
    71%151$25,605
    187$23,506
    646$5,273
    122$17,231
    297$1,463
    159$17,598
    237$9,106
    238$16,891
    454$9,468
    78.9%310$24,557
    398$22,773
    157$2,307
    314$7,128
    220$12,419
    105$14,111
    615$9,065
    497$10,828
    166$10,525
    250$10,143
    196$3,049
    679$12,939
    729$11,148
    278$10,060
    455$12,746
    742$15,269
    741$4,051
    286$15,507
    Peer group median71%78.9%286$11,148

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    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Tri-Rivers Career Center

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tri-Rivers Career Center.

    What is the graduation rate at Tri-Rivers Career Center?

    Tri-Rivers Career Center reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Tri-Rivers Career Center?

    Tri-Rivers Career Center reports a total enrollment of 151 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Tri-Rivers Career Center?

    The average net price at Tri-Rivers Career Center is $25,605 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Tri-Rivers Career Center located?

    Tri-Rivers Career Center is located in Marion, Ohio 43302-8914.

    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.

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