Ohio Trade Schools Comparison
In Ohio, 87 trade schools are active. For trade school statistics, we only include less than 2 years colleges (both for-profit and not-for-profit schools) offering 1 year and/or 1-2 years certificate programs.
- The 2024 average tuition & fees of trade schools in Ohio is $12,815. The amount is the average over all vocational programs and it may vary by area of study and program length.
- Total 9,432 students have enrolled in trade schools in Ohio.
- The average students to faculty ratio of Ohio trade schools is 11.54 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in Ohio is $5,036.
- The average graduation rate is 73.9% in Ohio trade schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
89 Trade Schools in Ohio
| College Name | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | Online Student Population | Graduation Rate | Number of Programs Offered | Financial Aid Amount | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Career Center Lima, OH | $725 | 610 | - | 72% | 19 | $2,444 | 4 to 1 |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center Ashland, OH | $7,875 | 45 | - | 81% | 9 | $6,453 | 6 to 1 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus Jefferson, OH | $13,500 | 115 | - | 69% | 14 | $5,805 | 7 to 1 |
| Auburn Career Center Concord Twp, OH | $8,375 | 166 | - | 44% | 14 | $1,971 | 5 to 1 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande, OH | $13,820 | 183 | - | 79% | 13 | $6,438 | 9 to 1 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe, OH | $6,200 | 450 | - | 83% | 12 | $4,644 | 20 to 1 |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education Canton, OH | $15,375 | 92 | - | 74% | 6 | $9,058 | 9 to 1 |
| Central School of Practical Nursing Independence, OH | $18,300 | 37 | - | 31% | 1 | $6,928 | 5 to 1 |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center Youngstown, OH | $12,889 | 34 | - | 96% | 3 | $8,403 | 4 to 1 |
| Cleveland Institute of Dental-Medical Assistants-Cleveland Cleveland, OH | $10,800 | 75 | - | - | - | - | 9 to 1 |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center Lisbon, OH | $11,400 | 96 | - | 77% | 4 | $4,646 | 7 to 1 |
| EHOVE Career Center Milan, OH | $17,993 | 365 | - | 88% | 19 | $4,955 | 7 to 1 |
| Gerbers Akron Beauty School Akron, OH | $12,040 | 50 | - | 88% | 3 | $3,369 | 13 to 1 |
| Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati, OH | $6,834 | 154 | - | 83% | 11 | $5,059 | 17 to 1 |
| Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing Salem, OH | $19,024 | 17 | - | 88% | 1 | $6,533 | 6 to 1 |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson Columbus, OH | $18,000 | 35 | - | 93% | 1 | $3,941 | 9 to 1 |
| Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Troy, OH | $22,600 | 396 | - | 90% | 2 | $3,749 | 14 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | $16,297 | 69 | - | 48% | 2 | $6,394 | 23 to 1 |
| Medina County Career Center Medina, OH | $8,431 | 32 | - | 87% | 5 | $4,873 | 2 to 1 |
| Miami Valley Career Technology Center Englewood, OH | $610 | 127 | - | 88% | 7 | $4,146 | 5 to 1 |
| National Beauty College Canton, OH | $18,750 | 137 | - | - | 3 | $4,351 | 7 to 1 |
| Northern Institute of Cosmetology Lorain, OH | $12,700 | 46 | - | 54% | 1 | $4,160 | 15 to 1 |
| Paramount Beauty Academy Portsmouth, OH | $18,955 | 47 | - | 73% | 4 | $5,128 | 12 to 1 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Brecksville, OH | $14,500 | 108 | - | 85% | 12 | $3,089 | 6 to 1 |
| Tiffin Academy of Hair Design Tiffin, OH | $18,100 | 40 | - | 76% | 1 | $11,970 | 6 to 1 |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center Nelsonville, OH | $1,889 | 40 | - | 70% | 6 | $7,844 | 9 to 1 |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion, OH | $15,759 | 134 | - | 71% | 7 | $7,180 | 6 to 1 |
| Upper Valley Career Center Piqua, OH | $17,010 | 85 | - | 64% | 5 | $5,137 | 3 to 1 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center Uniontown, OH | $18,495 | 162 | - | 64% | 10 | $3,038 | 18 to 1 |
| Greene County Career Center Xenia, OH | $5,398 | 18 | - | 100% | 1 | $3,522 | 12 to 1 |
| Alliance Career Center Alliance, OH | $12,748 | 59 | - | 70% | 5 | $6,330 | 5 to 1 |
| Hamrick School Medina, OH | $6,975 | 92 | - | 78% | 2 | $4,414 | 18 to 1 |
| Cleveland Institute of Dental-Medical Assistants-Mentor Mentor, OH | $10,800 | 77 | - | - | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| Cleveland Institute of Dental-Medical Assistants-Lyndhurst Lyndhurst, OH | $10,800 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 to 1 |
| Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon, OH | $15,243 | 115 | - | - | 12 | $2,125 | 3 to 1 |
| Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture-East OREGON, OH | $8,777 | 38 | - | 85% | 2 | $4,154 | 12 to 1 |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses Bethel, OH | $925 | 42 | - | 87% | 7 | $2,008 | 4 to 1 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School New Philadelphia, OH | $11,675 | 65 | - | 90% | 10 | $5,369 | 7 to 1 |
| Sandusky Career Center Sandusky, OH | $21,093 | 76 | - | 51% | 7 | $5,781 | 5 to 1 |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville, OH | $5,000 | 326 | - | 92% | 14 | $10,600 | 4 to 1 |
| Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights, OH | $10,185 | 237 | - | 69% | 13 | $5,525 | 12 to 1 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools Groveport, OH | $8,500 | 72 | - | 79% | 8 | $5,771 | 3 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | $19,260 | 145 | - | 30% | 1 | $5,180 | 22 to 1 |
| Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Canfield, OH | $9,000 | 73 | - | 82% | 6 | $2,758 | 17 to 1 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District Chillicothe, OH | $12,566 | 127 | - | 89% | 12 | $3,476 | 11 to 1 |
| Pioneer Career and Technology Center Shelby, OH | $1,278 | 33 | - | - | 5 | $2,675 | 4 to 1 |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center Lucasville, OH | $12,905 | 69 | - | 73% | 13 | $5,922 | 24 to 1 |
| Trumbull Career & Technical Center Warren, OH | $11,500 | 45 | - | 92% | 2 | $8,012 | 7 to 1 |
| Warren County Career Center Lebanon, OH | $12,800 | 189 | - | 89% | 13 | $2,269 | 12 to 1 |
| Pike County Joint Vocational School District Piketon, OH | $990 | 17 | - | - | 5 | $1,264 | 10 to 1 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District Oberlin, OH | $7,050 | 88 | - | 85% | 9 | $2,236 | 8 to 1 |
| Ohio Media School-Valley View Valley View, OH | $18,840 | 87 | - | 72% | 5 | $4,660 | 15 to 1 |
| Penta County Joint Vocational School Perrysburg, OH | $5,523 | 45 | - | 70% | 1 | $3,609 | 10 to 1 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark, OH | $852 | 176 | - | 72% | 15 | $4,394 | 12 to 1 |
| Northern Career Institute Eastlake, OH | $15,600 | 115 | - | 83% | 2 | $8,682 | 6 to 1 |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Marietta, OH | $5,020 | 211 | - | 100% | 14 | $3,296 | 5 to 1 |
| Ohio Media School-Cincinnati Norwood, OH | $18,470 | 86 | - | 62% | 6 | $4,882 | 12 to 1 |
| Vantage Career Center Van Wert, OH | $770 | 115 | - | 86% | 8 | $6,509 | 21 to 1 |
| Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center Fremont, OH | $7,100 | 29 | - | 56% | 7 | $1,746 | 5 to 1 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville, OH | $14,637 | 126 | - | 69% | 8 | $7,322 | 5 to 1 |
| Orion Institute Perrysburg, OH | $11,988 | 74 | - | 56% | 2 | $3,729 | 7 to 1 |
| Dayton School of Medical Massage Dayton, OH | $18,122 | 369 | - | 75% | 1 | $3,712 | 30 to 1 |
| Northcoast Medical Training Academy Kent, OH | $15,879 | 45 | - | 74% | 5 | $10,496 | 14 to 1 |
| Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati West Chester, OH | $21,575 | 432 | - | 79% | 2 | $4,890 | 21 to 1 |
| Community Technology Learning Center of Portage Ravenna, OH | $3,600 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus Westerville, OH | $3,575 | 13 | - | - | 1 | $3,325 | 7 to 1 |
| Dental Assistant Pro-Lebanon Lebanon, OH | $3,575 | 8 | - | - | 1 | $3,325 | 8 to 1 |
| Elite Welding Academy LLC Cincinnati, OH | $12,800 | 49 | - | 74% | 1 | $7,774 | 16 to 1 |
| International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute Chesterland, OH | $24,615 | 35 | - | 48% | 4 | $4,227 | 12 to 1 |
| Ohio Media School-Columbus Columbus, OH | $18,470 | 73 | - | 68% | 6 | $4,712 | 9 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus Columbus, OH | $22,989 | 251 | - | 63% | 4 | $4,905 | 14 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | $18,915 | 241 | - | 72% | 2 | $4,981 | 18 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland Twinsburg, OH | $17,602 | 142 | - | 59% | 3 | $5,272 | 20 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus Columbus, OH | $17,677 | 143 | - | 79% | 2 | $5,456 | 20 to 1 |
| Four County Career Center Archbold, OH | $1,500 | 88 | - | - | 4 | $3,248 | 3 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Niles Niles, OH | $16,297 | 62 | - | 59% | 2 | $7,010 | 12 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton Dayton, OH | $16,297 | 82 | - | 44% | 2 | $7,434 | 21 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario Ontario, OH | $16,297 | 37 | - | 53% | 1 | $6,759 | 37 to 1 |
| National Personal Training Institute of Columbus Powell, OH | $7,000 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 4 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo Sylvania, OH | $18,915 | 169 | - | 53% | 2 | $5,650 | 17 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria Elyria, OH | $16,297 | 50 | - | 67% | 2 | $7,675 | 25 to 1 |
| Great Lakes Truck Driving School Columbia Station, OH | $5,695 | 32 | - | - | - | $7,299 | 2 to 1 |
| Georgie International Beauty Institute Cuyahoga Falls, OH | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 to 1 |
| Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology Ontario, OH | $13,500 | 30 | - | 89% | 2 | $3,777 | 6 to 1 |
| Elite Academy of Hair Design Bridgeport, OH | $17,000 | 56 | - | 71% | 3 | $3,793 | 12 to 1 |
| Elite Welding Academy South Point South Point, OH | $12,800 | 8 | - | 100% | 2 | $7,895 | 12 to 1 |
| Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy Trotwood, OH | $5,800 | 122 | - | 67% | 2 | $5,289 | 11 to 1 |
| Academia Medical Institute Columbus, OH | $14,423 | 139 | - | 91% | 2 | $3,177 | 32 to 1 |
| Hair Academy Chillicothe, OH | $20,750 | 30 | - | - | 4 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Average | $12,815 | 9,432 | - | 74% | - | $5,036 | 12 to 1 |