Top Ohio Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 112 top community colleges located throughout Ohio (55 public colleges and 57 private colleges), serving 248,916 students.
- For Ohio community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $5,885 per year for in-state students and $11,160 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $13,841 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in Ohio is 84% (view national acceptance rates).
- Ohio community colleges have a diversity score of 0.44, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 27% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 27:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(OH) School Average
Asian
1%
Hispanic
3%
Black
12%
White
73%
Two or more races
1%
Unknown
10%
Top Ohio Community Colleges by Town (2018-19)
- College Location Students
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Advertising Art Educational Services DBA School of Advertising ArtPrivate, for profit1725 E David Rd
Dayton, OH 45440
(937)294-0592 139 students -
1171 East Kemper Road
Cincinnati, OH 45246
(513)751-1206 41 students -
Antonelli College-CincinnatiPrivate, for profit124 E Seventh St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513)241-4338 173 students -
ATS Institute of TechnologyPrivate, for profit325 Alpha Park Dr
Cleveland, OH 44143
(440)449-1700 459 students -
Beckfield College-Tri-CountyPrivate, for profit225 Pictoria Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45246
(513)671-1920 548 students -
One University Drive
Huron, OH 44839
(419)433-5560 2,287 students -
Bradford School (Columbus)Private, for profit2469 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
(614)416-6200 443 students -
Brown Mackie College-AkronPrivate, for profit755 White Pond Dr., Suite 101
Akron, OH 44320
(330)869-3600 533 students -
Brown Mackie College-CincinnatiPrivate, for profit1011 Glendale-Milford Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513)771-2424 918 students -
Brown Mackie College-FindlayPrivate, for profit1700 Fostoria Ave, Suite 100
Findlay, OH 45840
(419)423-2211 369 students -
Brown Mackie College-North CantonPrivate, for profit4300 Munson Street, NW
Canton, OH 44718
(330)494-1214 471 students -
Bryant & Stratton College-ClevelandPrivate, for profit3121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216)771-1700 475 students -
Bryant & Stratton College-EastlakePrivate, for profit35350 Curtis Blvd.
Eastlake, OH 44095
(440)510-1112 471 students -
1179 University Drive
Newark, OH 43055
(740)366-1351 3,567 students -
Chatfield CollegePrivate, non-profit20918 State Route 251
Fayetteville, OH 45118
(513)875-3344 408 students -
The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesPrivate, non-profit2139 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513)585-0032 712 students -
3520 Central Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513)569-1500 10,707 students -
570 E Leffel Ln
Springfield, OH 45501
(937)325-0691 5,969 students -
Cleveland Institute of ElectronicsPrivate, for profit1776 E 17th St
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216)781-9400 2,100 students -
700 Carnegie Ave
Cleveland, OH 44115
(800)954-8742 27,084 students -
Daymar College-LancasterPrivate, for profit2745 Winchester Pike
Columbus, OH 43232
614-643-6680 45 students -
Daymar College-New BostonPrivate, for profit3879 Rhodes Ave.
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740)456-4124 52 students -
4000 Sunset Blvd
Steubenville, OH 43952
(740)264-5591n/astudents -
Fortis College-CentervillePrivate, for profit555 E Alex Bell Rd
Dayton, OH 45459
(937)433-3410 1,645 students -
Fortis College-CincinnatiPrivate, for profit11499 Chester Road Ste 200
Cincinnati, OH 45246
(513)771-2795 471 students -
Fortis College-ColumbusPrivate, for profit4151 Executive Parkway Ste 120
Westerville, OH 43081
(614)882-2551 694 students -
Fortis College-Cuyahoga FallsPrivate, for profit2545 Bailey Road
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
(330)923-9959 526 students -
Fortis College-RavennaPrivate, for profit653 Enterprise Parkway
Ravenna, OH 44266
(330)297-7319 269 students -
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