Kent State
University at Ashtabula
Public Community College in Ashtabula, OH. Six-year graduation rate 25%. Median 10-year earnings $45,388.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $45,388 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 25% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates carry a median of $24,500 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 25% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 25% graduate within six years. Retention is weak: only 49% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. 28% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. The student-faculty ratio is 22:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 696 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $12,653 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($9,957 versus $15,990), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 63% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,071 — common but not automatic. Borrowing is widespread: 55% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 88 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $9,957 |
| $30–48k | $9,318 |
| $48–75k | $13,166 |
| $75–110k | $15,819 |
| $110k+ | $15,990 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 385 of these 696 students, totalling $2,821,176 — an average of $7,328 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Ashtabula County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)