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Upper Valley Career Center

Piqua, Ohio·Public, less-than 2-year·Great Lakes·uppervalleycc.org/o/adult-division

Upper Valley Career Center has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 78% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 131 students, and 180 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
78%
—
Total enrollment
131
peer median 183
Avg net price
$16,282
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About

Upper Valley Career Center is a vocational school located in Piqua, Ohio. The institution offers a variety of career and technical programs including fields such as automotive technology, construction technology, and healthcare, among others. Specific founding year information is not provided on the page.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
78%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

29.0pp gap
Pell recipients
71%10 of 14
Non-Pell (all)
100%4 of 4
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%2 of 2
No Federal Aid
100%2 of 2

Non-Pell students graduate at a 29.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 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.

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$14,820 debt · $50,228 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2017Next review Sep 2020
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2014Next review Jul 2027
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

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

Accredited since 1977

Action history · 3

  1. May 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Dec 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2017Renewal 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,958
$30–48k$17,417
$48–75k$20,447
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$16,282
vs peer median $16,282
Federal loans
54.0%

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, 123 students received $545K in Pell grants, alongside $833K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
123
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$545K
$545,224 total
Direct Loans
$833K
195 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$334K
99 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$499K
96 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 50 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (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
50
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.3%
2017
12.3%
2018
9.2%
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 Upper Valley Career Center

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
131
12-mo unduplicated
180
Undergraduate
180
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
19%34
Women
81%146

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.1%
Black
16.8%
Two or more
6.1%
Hispanic
2.3%
Asian
0.8%

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
0.00
0 offenses · 113 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
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
    Drugs05
    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
    3.0:1

    Upper Valley Career Center vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Upper Valley Career Center selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectUpper Valley Career Center
    		—Open admission131$16,282—
    Apollo Career Center
    		—Open admission646$5,273—
    Butler Technology and Career Development Schools
    		—82.1%596$27,137—
    Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
    		—100.0%131$26,966—
    EHOVE Career Center
    		—Open admission398$22,773—
    Four County Career Center
    		No freshman cohortOpen admission223No freshman cohort—
    Great Oaks Career Campuses
    		—Open admission142$12,037—
    Greene County Career Center
    		—Open admission12$10,960—
    Miami Valley Career Technology Center
    		—Open admission46$10,717—
    Warren County Career Center
    		—Open admission298$24,731—
    Peer group median—91.1%183$16,282

    Institutions like Upper Valley Career Center

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Upper Valley Career Center's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • Ohio

      Apollo Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      646
      Net price
      $5,273
    • Ohio

      Butler Technology and Career Development Schools

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      82.1%
      Enrollment
      596
      Net price
      $27,137
    • Ohio

      Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      131
      Net price
      $26,966
    • Ohio

      EHOVE Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      398
      Net price
      $22,773
    • Ohio

      Four County Career Center

      Grad rate
      No freshman cohort
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      223
      Net price
      No freshman cohort
    • Ohio

      Great Oaks Career Campuses

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      142
      Net price
      $12,037
    • Ohio

      Greene County Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      12
      Net price
      $10,960
    • Ohio

      Miami Valley Career Technology Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      46
      Net price
      $10,717
    • Ohio

      Warren County Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      298
      Net price
      $24,731

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Upper Valley Career Center

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Upper Valley Career Center.

    What is the acceptance rate at Upper Valley Career Center?

    Upper Valley Career Center has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Upper Valley Career Center?

    At Upper Valley Career Center, 78% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Upper Valley Career Center?

    Upper Valley Career Center reports a total enrollment of 131 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Upper Valley Career Center?

    The average net price at Upper Valley Career Center is $16,282 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Upper Valley Career Center located?

    Upper Valley Career Center is located in Piqua, Ohio 45356.

    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.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published 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 & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, 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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