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Central Ohio Technical College: cost, admission and results

Central Ohio Technical College is a public college in Newark, Ohio. It has about 1,941 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $9,826 a year.

At a glance

  • $9,826Net price a year
  • 24%Graduation rate
  • $44,532Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Newark, Ohio 43055
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Suburb of a small city
Undergraduate students
1,941
Students per teacher
16 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
cotc.edu

Getting in

Central Ohio Technical College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Ohio$5,376
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$8,136
Books and supplies$1,008
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$14,521
Average net price after grants and scholarships$9,826

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 45% below the median net price of colleges in Ohio on this site ($17,802). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$8,696
$30,001 to $48,000$8,649
$48,001 to $75,000$10,420
$75,001 to $110,000$11,502
Above $110,000$13,497

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeOH medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year100%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)24%47%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$44,532$55,997$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$12,509$21,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Ohio and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

34% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 14% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 79% women and 21% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 37 of the 117 colleges in Ohio on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,006.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Central Ohio Technical College?

Published tuition and fees are $5,376 a year for students from Ohio and $8,136 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Central Ohio Technical College?

24% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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