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Great Oaks Career Campuses

⌖ Cincinnati, OH · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$198,138 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.

76.0 yrsModeled economic break-even

−87%Modeled 10-year ROI

$48,001Observed earnings · year 5

Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff

Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$198,138at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$228,1480

−$198,13810

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Average net price$12,037

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$14,215

Tuition + living budget

COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Main award level: Certificates
Campus setting: Suburban
Admissions: Open admission
Delivery: Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation: No special designation reported

Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$12,037Average net price / year

$14,215Cost of attendance

$5,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$58/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$48,001Median earnings · year 5 after completion

89.8%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

142Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$10,798

$30–48k$10,162

$48–75k$10,592

$75–110k$13,123

$110k+$13,515

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$48,001

Year 6$49,049

Year 10$55,163

Full-time retention: 83.0%
Part-time retention: Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time: 60.6%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

57thEarnings percentile

92thCompletion percentile

WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$51,509Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$8,250Median federal debt across categories that report debt

50%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,690Year 1

$52,299Year 4

$48,001Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $73,204 reported+27%vs same-degree national median$16,673federal debt 2Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $56,665 reported+16%vs same-degree national median$6,078federal debt 3Construction Trades, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $44,703 reported+8%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt 4Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $51,509 reported+7%vs same-degree national median$8,152federal debt 5Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $33,218 reported-1%vs same-degree national median$6,668federal debt 6Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $62,004 reported-5%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OH

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Eastlake, OH

Northern Career Institute

Annual net price: $12,759
Observed earnings · year 5: $48,057
Modeled 10-year ROI: -87%

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Auburn Career Center

Annual net price: $12,051
Observed earnings · year 5: $49,505
Modeled 10-year ROI: -80%

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Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education

Annual net price: $13,494
Observed earnings · year 5: $46,656
Modeled 10-year ROI: -93%

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Owens Community College

Annual net price: $10,369
Observed earnings · year 5: $46,516
Modeled 10-year ROI: -93%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	2023–24 awards
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$73,204	$16,673	Not reported
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,004	$9,500	Not reported
Precision Metal Working	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,665	$6,078	21
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,923	$8,000	Not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,509	$8,152	20
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,038	$8,250	19
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,703	$9,500	9
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,218	$6,668	Not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$9,500	Not reported

Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.