Valley College-Cleveland
Private College in Cleveland, OH. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $24,900.
Ten-year median earnings of $24,900 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 57%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
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
Academics
Completion is middling: 57% finish inside six years. Retention is weak: only 45% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in five leave after one year. At 24:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. At 1,426 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,426 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $30,596 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $30,566 at $0–30k against $26,666 at $48–75k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 82% of students at an average of $4,632. Most students borrow — 83% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 182 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 | $30,566 |
| $30–48k | $30,710 |
| $48–75k | $26,666 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,180 of these 1,426 students, totalling $4,472,185 — an average of $3,790 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cuyahoga 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)