Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, Ohio · Website
$35,654
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$35,654
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Cuyahoga Community College District is a public 4-year college in Cleveland, Ohio with 13,382 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,266 a year (tuition and fees $3,249 in-state, $7,249 out-of-state). 31% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $35,654 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,150 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,266
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$3,249
Out-of-state $7,249
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
31%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,150
About $86 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$35,654
Rank 3,377 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
- $4,266
- Tuition in-state
- $3,249
- Tuition out-of-state
- $7,249
- Cost of attendance
- $11,189
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $2,941
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,646
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,005
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,699
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $10,491
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
Tuition and fees went from $3,136 in 2015-16 to $3,249 in 2024-25.
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
- 13,382
- Part-time students
- 69%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Retention rate
- 57%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 106
- Endowment
- $109.7M
- 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 3,377 of 5,094 US colleges and 163 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,266 | $17,906 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,249 | $15,202 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 31% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 57% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,150 | $14,211 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,927 | $36,744 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,654 | $41,273 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 26% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 51% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
106 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 1,377 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1,036 | $6,500 | $28,760 | $43,482 | $44,125 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 210 | $9,055 | $48,692 | $57,467 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 136 | Withheld | Withheld | $77,536 | $57,584 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 131 | $9,484 | $62,630 | $77,947 | $80,813 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 116 | $10,925 | $52,018 | $67,587 | $65,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 103 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 94 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,000 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $29,652 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 53 | $9,478 | $37,062 | $44,372 | $48,733 |
| Design and Applied ArtsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,116 |
| Legal Support ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,747 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 50 | $6,000 | $22,517 | $30,936 | $38,127 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | $9,500 | $38,335 | $44,042 | $42,269 |
| Information Science/StudiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | $6,846 | $38,595 | $45,590 | $46,706 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | $7,777 | $44,532 | $51,858 | $47,660 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,899 | $48,702 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | Withheld | $46,249 | $62,512 | $58,424 |
| Computer ProgrammingOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | $33,937 | $69,769 | $58,070 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Cleveland and Ohio on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Cuyahoga Community College District cost?
$4,266 a year is the average net price at Cuyahoga Community College District after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,249 for in-state students and $7,249 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,189. Families earning under $30,000 pay $2,941 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Cuyahoga Community College District?
Cuyahoga Community College District has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Cuyahoga Community College District graduates earn?
$35,654 a year is the median pay of former Cuyahoga Community College District students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,927 after 6 years). That ranks 3,377 of 5,094 US colleges and 163 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $62,630.
How much student debt do Cuyahoga Community College District graduates have?
$8,150 is the median federal student loan debt of Cuyahoga Community College District graduates, about $86 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Cuyahoga Community College District?
31% of first-time, full-time students at Cuyahoga Community College District finish within 6 years. 57% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Cuyahoga Community College District?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,377 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,036 associate's graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (210 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 106 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.