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Central Ohio Technical College

Newark, Ohio Public 4-year Small suburb

Overview

Located in Newark, Ohio, Central Ohio Technical College is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a small suburban area. It enrolled 3,182 students in fall 2024. It is part of The University System of Ohio.

Central Ohio Technical College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Criminal Justice/Police Science. It awarded 780 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,182
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
780
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 37

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 14
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Engineering Technologies 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Education 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
33
Associate degrees
376
Certificates under 1 year
258
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
113

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,182
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,182
Full-time, fall 2024
20%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,833
Full-time, 2024-25
17%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
The University System of Ohio
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
John Berry
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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