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Ohio Technical College

Cleveland, Ohio Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio Technical College is a private for-profit two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 683 students in fall 2024.

Ohio Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Welding Technology, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician, and Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician. It awarded 217 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 97% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

Ohio Technical College is dedicated to providing premier training to prepare students for challenging and rewarding careers in modern technologies. This is accomplished by pursuing industry alliances, providing outstanding training equipment and focusing on the needs of individual students. Ohio Technical College is positioned to be on the cutting edge of future technology and deliver the necessary technical and career skills to its students.

Mission statement as reported by Ohio Technical College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
683
Students enrolled
97%
First-year retention
217
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 7

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

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
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
97%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
73
Certificates under 1 year
13
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
113
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
18

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
683
Undergraduates, fall 2024
683
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
458
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
13%
Men
87%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Campus Director
Dave Comerford
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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