Polaris Career Center
Middleburg Heights, Ohio · Website
$38,718
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,718
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Polaris Career Center is a public under 2-year college in Middleburg Heights, Ohio with 300 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $9,931 a year. 77% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $38,718 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $6,365 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,931
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
77%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$6,365
About $67 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,718
Rank 2,900 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
- $9,931
- Cost of attendance
- $17,171
- Students with a need-based grant
- 44%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,080
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,171
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,171
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
- 300
- Part-time students
- 66%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 77%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 12
- 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 2,900 of 5,094 US colleges and 139 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,931 | $17,906 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $15,202 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 77% | 59% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 74% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | $6,365 | $14,211 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,034 | $36,744 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,718 | $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. 40% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 65 | $6,333 | $37,480 | $53,337 | $45,268 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | $32,228 | $40,413 | $48,702 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 13 | Withheld | $41,966 | $67,471 | $57,702 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 11 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $37,180 | $33,673 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $36,276 | $34,272 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Middleburg Heights and Ohio on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Ohio
Questions and answers
How much does Polaris Career Center cost?
$9,931 a year is the average net price at Polaris Career Center after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,171. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,080 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Polaris Career Center?
Polaris Career Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Polaris Career Center graduates earn?
$38,718 a year is the median pay of former Polaris Career Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,034 after 6 years). That ranks 2,900 of 5,094 US colleges and 139 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate) at $41,966.
How much student debt do Polaris Career Center graduates have?
$6,365 is the median federal student loan debt of Polaris Career Center graduates, about $67 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Polaris Career Center?
77% of first-time, full-time students at Polaris Career Center finish within 150% of the normal time. 85% 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 Polaris Career Center?
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (65 certificate graduates), Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (37 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (26 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 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.