2026 Working Student Rankings · OH
Best Trade Colleges for Working Students in Ohio
66 ranked trade colleges for working students in Ohio out of 1,565 nationally
66
Schools in OH
18
Full Data Rankings
48
Partial Data Rankings
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Top Colleges for Working Students in Ohio
Showing 1-25 of 66 schools
#1 in OH
#39 nationally
#39
Complete Data Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH
Public
Overall Score 73.2
73.2 / 100
PT Completion 50%
33% complete programs PT Retention 92%
63% retained PT Students 97%
83.3% part-time Enrollment 4,110
Programs 23 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,496
#2 in OH
#41 nationally
#41
Complete Data Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH
Public
Overall Score 73
73 / 100
PT Completion 67%
38.6% complete programs PT Retention 61%
47% retained PT Students 85%
74.7% part-time Enrollment 7,762
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,512
#3 in OH
#79 nationally
#79
Complete Data Edison State Community College
Piqua, OH
Public
Overall Score 67.4
67.4 / 100
PT Completion 72%
41% complete programs PT Retention 65%
48% retained PT Students 84%
74.6% part-time Enrollment 4,548
Programs 14 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,728
#4 in OH
#80 nationally
#80
Complete Data Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
Public
Overall Score 67.2
67.2 / 100
PT Completion 48%
32.2% complete programs PT Retention 69%
49% retained PT Students 87%
76% part-time Enrollment 26,663
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,338
#5 in OH
#181 nationally
#181
Complete Data Athena Career Academy
Toledo, OH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 60.1
60.1 / 100
PT Completion 99%
82% complete programs PT Retention 98%
100% retained PT Students 0%
0.7% part-time Enrollment 395
Programs 2 fields
#6 in OH
#219 nationally
#219
Complete Data Belmont College
St Clairsville, OH
Public
Overall Score 58.6
58.6 / 100
PT Completion 80%
45.2% complete programs PT Retention 78%
52% retained PT Students 40%
60.2% part-time Enrollment 833
Programs 12 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,140
#7 in OH
#235 nationally
#235
Complete Data Fortis College-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 57.9
57.9 / 100
PT Completion 92%
56.3% complete programs PT Retention 98%
100% retained PT Students 1%
2.8% part-time Enrollment 403
Programs 3 fields
Tuition (In-State) $14,071
#8 in OH
#269 nationally
#269
Complete Data Stark State College
North Canton, OH
Public
Overall Score 56.3
56.3 / 100
PT Completion 50%
33% complete programs PT Retention 25%
38% retained PT Students 76%
72% part-time Enrollment 9,616
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,036
#9 in OH
#362 nationally
#362
Complete Data Lakeland Community College
Kirtland, OH
Public
Overall Score 52.5
52.5 / 100
PT Completion 7%
21% complete programs PT Retention 85%
56% retained PT Students 83%
73.9% part-time Enrollment 4,654
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,057
#10 in OH
#485 nationally
#485
Complete Data Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
Public
Overall Score 46.8
46.8 / 100
PT Completion 6%
20.4% complete programs PT Retention 47%
44% retained PT Students 83%
73.8% part-time Enrollment 17,407
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,622
#11 in OH
#488 nationally
#488
Complete Data Terra State Community College
Fremont, OH
Public
Overall Score 46.7
46.7 / 100
PT Completion 36%
29% complete programs PT Retention 36%
41% retained PT Students 80%
73% part-time Enrollment 2,214
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,656
#12 in OH
#577 nationally
#577
Complete Data Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster, OH
Public
Overall Score 42.4
42.4 / 100
PT Completion 64%
37.6% complete programs PT Retention 72%
50% retained PT Students 2%
7.5% part-time Enrollment 462
Programs 8 fields
Tuition (In-State) $8,892
#13 in OH
#702 nationally
#702
Complete Data Ohio Business College-Sheffield
Sheffield Village, OH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 35.2
35.2 / 100
PT Completion 88%
50.8% complete programs PT Retention 13%
33% retained PT Students 2%
10.9% part-time Enrollment 165
Programs 4 fields
Tuition (In-State) $8,820
#14 in OH
#744 nationally
#744
Complete Data Southern State Community College
Hillsboro, OH
Public
Overall Score 31.4
31.4 / 100
PT Completion 9%
21.8% complete programs PT Retention 31%
40% retained PT Students 82%
73.6% part-time Enrollment 2,000
Programs 9 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,207
#15 in OH
#754 nationally
#754
Complete Data Ohio Business College-Sandusky
Sandusky, OH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 31.1
31.1 / 100
PT Completion 81%
45.8% complete programs PT Retention 8%
29% retained PT Students 2%
9.1% part-time Enrollment 24
Programs 2 fields
Tuition (In-State) $8,820
#16 in OH
#761 nationally
#761
Complete Data Eastern Gateway Community College
Steubenville, OH
Public
Overall Score 30.3
30.3 / 100
PT Completion 9%
21.8% complete programs PT Retention 15%
34% retained PT Students 58%
66.2% part-time Enrollment 15,493
Programs 13 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,115
#17 in OH
#808 nationally
#808
Complete Data University of Akron Wayne College
Orrville, OH
Public
Overall Score 22.5
22.5 / 100
PT Completion 2%
16.2% complete programs PT Retention 47%
44% retained PT Students 41%
60.4% part-time Enrollment 1,361
Programs 1 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,008
#18 in OH
#809 nationally
#809
Complete Data Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH
Public
Overall Score 22.2
22.2 / 100
PT Completion 40%
30.4% complete programs PT Retention 2%
17% retained PT Students 5%
25.3% part-time Enrollment 1,846
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,816
#19 in OH
#849 nationally
#849
Partial Data Polaris Career Center
Middleburg Heights, OH
Public
Overall Score 77.8
77.8 / 100
PT Retention 70%
91% retained PT Students 88%
76.1% part-time Enrollment 230
Programs 7 fields
#20 in OH
#857 nationally
#857
Partial Data Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District
Chillicothe, OH
Public
Overall Score 75.2
75.2 / 100
PT Retention 74%
96% retained PT Students 77%
63.6% part-time Enrollment 237
Programs 4 fields
#21 in OH
#861 nationally
#861
Partial Data EHOVE Career Center
Milan, OH
Public
Overall Score 74.1
74.1 / 100
PT Retention 50%
79% retained PT Students 97%
92.1% part-time Enrollment 375
Programs 6 fields
#22 in OH
#862 nationally
#862
Partial Data Mahoning County Career and Technical Center
Canfield, OH
Public
Overall Score 74
74 / 100
PT Retention 72%
93% retained PT Students 98%
100% part-time Enrollment 74
Programs 4 fields
#23 in OH
#884 nationally
#884
Partial Data Warren County Career Center
Lebanon, OH
Public
Overall Score 69
69 / 100
PT Retention 57%
83% retained PT Students 78%
64.2% part-time Enrollment 206
Programs 7 fields
#24 in OH
#892 nationally
#892
Partial Data Tri-Rivers Career Center
Marion, OH
Public
Overall Score 68.1
68.1 / 100
PT Retention 76%
100% retained PT Students 59%
46.1% part-time Enrollment 162
Programs 3 fields
#25 in OH
#897 nationally
#897
Partial Data Auburn Career Center
Concord Twp, OH
Public
Overall Score 66.8
66.8 / 100
PT Retention 74%
96% retained PT Students 49%
39.4% part-time Enrollment 234
Programs 4 fields
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