Collins Career Technical Center
Chesapeake, Ohio · Also known as Lawrence County Joint Vocational School Collins Career Center · Website
$47,329
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,329
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Collins Career Technical Center is a public 2-year college in Chesapeake, Ohio with 454 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $9,468 a year. 55% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $47,329 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,887 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,468
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
55%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,887
About $147 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,329
Rank 1,725 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,468
- Cost of attendance
- $15,814
- Students with a need-based grant
- 71%
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,261
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,868
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,214
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,169
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,814
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 454
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 80%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 16
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,725 of 5,094 US colleges and 91 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,468 | $17,906 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $15,202 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 59% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,887 | $14,211 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,610 | $36,744 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,329 | $41,273 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 36% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
16 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 121 | $11,074 | $40,894 | $47,874 | $56,073 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 72 | $14,167 | $66,955 | $74,357 | $80,020 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 34 | $11,843 | $48,457 | $54,505 | $57,584 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,199 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,702 |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,673 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,675 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Collins Career Technical Center cost?
$9,468 a year is the average net price at Collins Career Technical Center after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,814. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,261 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Collins Career Technical Center?
Collins Career Technical Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Collins Career Technical Center graduates earn?
$47,329 a year is the median pay of former Collins Career Technical Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,610 after 6 years). That ranks 1,725 of 5,094 US colleges and 91 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate) at $66,955.
How much student debt do Collins Career Technical Center graduates have?
$13,887 is the median federal student loan debt of Collins Career Technical Center graduates, about $147 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 66% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Collins Career Technical Center?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Collins Career Technical Center finish within 3 years. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Collins Career Technical Center?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (121 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (72 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (34 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 16 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.