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Public College in Van Wert, OH. Median 10-year earnings $33,875.
Ten-year median earnings of $33,875 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $11,978.
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
The federal six-year graduation rate is not published here — typically because the entering cohort this measure follows is too small or too atypical to report. Treat completion as unknown rather than assuming either direction. Retention is strong at 84%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Part-time retention runs ahead at 94% — a sign this campus supports non-traditional schedules well. A 6:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a public short-program institution, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 247 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $559 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Grant aid is limited — 49% of students receive any. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 11% of students.
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 · 142 students
Federal student loans went to 28 of these 247 students, totalling $192,755 — an average of $6,884 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Van Wert 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)