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Knox County Career Center

Mount Vernon, Ohio Public Less than 2-year Town

Overview

Knox County Career Center is a public career and technical school in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 126 students. It is part of Knox County Career County School Board.

Knox County Career Center offers certificates across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Fire Science, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 213 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

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 4 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
126
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
213
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
11
Programs and majors
4:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 11

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

Health Professions 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Precision Production 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%
First-year retention, part-time students
85%
Student-to-faculty ratio
4:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
188
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
25

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
126
Undergraduates, fall 2024
126
Full-time, fall 2024
6%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
238
Full-time, 2024-25
3%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women
69%
Men
31%
White
85%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Part of
Knox County Career County School Board
Knox Technical Center Director
Kim Williams
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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