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Polaris Career Center

Middleburg Heights, Ohio Public Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Polaris Career Center is a public career and technical school based in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 300 students in fall 2024.

Polaris Career Center offers certificates across 14 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, and Welding Technology. It awarded 244 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
300
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
244
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
14
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 14

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

Health Professions 6
Engineering Technologies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Precision Production 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Construction Trades 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
85%
First-year retention, part-time students
76%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
187
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
57

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
300
Undergraduates, fall 2024
300
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
358
Full-time, 2024-25
35%
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
52%
Men
48%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

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
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Superintendent
Diane Xander
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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