COTC Student Data

Post

 Student Success

Number earning degree by end of third year

Student has earned an associate’s or bachelor’s degree within three years or less at the same institution. 

25%

Number persisting at same institution

Students who have stayed at the same institution for the three year time frame but have not yet earned an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. 

17%

Number persisting at a different institution

Students who have moved on to a different institution than the original institution but have not yet earned an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. 

7%

Total 3-year success rate

This is a sum of the students who earned an associate’s or bachelor’s degree or who remained enrolled in higher education. 

50%

Source: Ohio Department of Higher Education, fall 2019 entering cohort

 Student Debt

Students Receiving Federal Loans 

Percent of first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students that borrowed through federal loan programs to help pay college costs

29%

Median Total Debt After Graduation 

$12,072

 Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

Loan Repayment Status

Paid in Full

The loan has not been discharged and the outstanding loan balance is $0

4%

Making Progress

Making regular payments and the sum of all outstanding loan balances is less than the sum of the original loan balances

23%

Not Making Progress

Making regular payments but the sum of all outstanding loan balances exceeds the sum of the original loan balances (balances can increase due to interest, including accrued interest upon entering repayment)

30%

Deferment

A temporary postponement of payment of a loan allowed under certain conditions such as re-enrolling in school

15%

Forbearance

A period of time when monthly loan payments are temporarily stopped or reduced due to special circumstances like financial difficulties, medical expenses, change in employment, etc. Interest will continue to be charged

21%

Defaulted

Failure to repay loan(s) according to the terms agreed upon for more than 360 days

*

Discharged

The obligation to repay has been removed, typically due to death, disability, bankruptcy, fraud, or identity theft

*

Delinquent

Failure to pay according to the terms agreed upon for a period between 31 and 360 days.

*

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, last updated 6/13/2024

*Information is suppressed due to low number.

Employment Outcomes

2011-2015 Cohorts (Source: US. Census Bureau Postsecondary Employment Outcomes)

Short-Term Certificates 67%
One-Year Certificates 80%
Associate Degrees 79%

2017-2019 Cohorts (Source: Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation)

Associate Degree Graduates

Percent either employed in Ohio or enrolled at US college one year after graduation

88%