Knox County Career Center
Mount Vernon, Ohio · Also known as Knox Technical Center · Website
$38,212
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,212
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Knox County Career Center is a public under 2-year college in Mount Vernon, Ohio with 126 undergraduates. 100% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $38,212 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
100%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,212
Rank 3,021 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 25%
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
- 126
- Part-time students
- 94%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 4
- Completion rate
- 100%
- 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 3,021 of 5,094 US colleges and 142 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,906 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $15,202 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 100% | 59% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 74% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $14,211 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,594 | $36,744 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,212 | $41,273 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 42% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 60 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 30 | $14,633 | $46,081 | $46,398 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,020 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,162 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,294 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $29,652 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Knox County Career Center?
Knox County Career Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Knox County Career Center graduates earn?
$38,212 a year is the median pay of former Knox County Career Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,594 after 6 years). That ranks 3,021 of 5,094 US colleges and 142 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $46,081.
How much student debt do Knox County Career Center graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Knox County Career Center graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 25% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Knox County Career Center?
100% of first-time, full-time students at Knox County Career Center finish within 150% of the normal time. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Knox County Career Center?
Fire Protection (60 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (30 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (23 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.