Ohio Trade Schools Comparison
In Ohio, 86 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 2025 average tuition & fees of trade schools in Ohio is $13,057. The amount is the average over all vocational programs and it may vary by area of study and program length.
- Total 11,211 students have enrolled in trade schools in Ohio.
- The average students to faculty ratio of Ohio trade schools is 11.61 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in Ohio is $5,105.
- The average graduation rate is 77.0% in Ohio trade schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
87 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 | $825 | 646 | - | 59% | 18 | $2,474 | 4 to 1 |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center Ashland, OH | $6,395 | 41 | - | 86% | 8 | $8,204 | 6 to 1 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus Jefferson, OH | $13,500 | 103 | - | 58% | 14 | $10,387 | 5 to 1 |
| Auburn Career Center Concord Twp, OH | $8,400 | 292 | - | 69% | 14 | $3,615 | 10 to 1 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande, OH | $15,202 | 122 | - | 90% | 12 | $5,403 | 8 to 1 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe, OH | $976 | 596 | - | 76% | 13 | $5,849 | 13 to 1 |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education Canton, OH | $15,447 | 88 | - | 83% | 6 | $9,699 | 6 to 1 |
| Central School of Practical Nursing Independence, OH | $19,500 | 97 | - | 29% | 1 | $9,939 | 9 to 1 |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center Youngstown, OH | $15,000 | 50 | - | 94% | 3 | $6,841 | 6 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 | 144 | - | 75% | 4 | $4,421 | 10 to 1 |
| EHOVE Career Center Milan, OH | $16,028 | 398 | - | 96% | 19 | $5,195 | 5 to 1 |
| Gerbers Akron Beauty School Akron, OH | $13,100 | 39 | - | 60% | 3 | $4,853 | 8 to 1 |
| Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati, OH | $6,834 | 142 | - | 90% | 11 | $5,850 | 18 to 1 |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson Columbus, OH | $18,000 | 67 | - | 96% | 1 | $5,740 | 9 to 1 |
| Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Troy, OH | $23,400 | 356 | - | 90% | 2 | $4,728 | 13 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | $16,297 | 129 | - | 59% | 2 | $4,631 | 43 to 1 |
| Medina County Career Center Medina, OH | $8,431 | 43 | - | 79% | 5 | $5,823 | 5 to 1 |
| Miami Valley Career Technology Center Englewood, OH | $3,000 | 46 | - | 97% | 7 | $2,573 | 7 to 1 |
| National Beauty College Canton, OH | $18,750 | 172 | - | - | 3 | $4,854 | 8 to 1 |
| Northern Institute of Cosmetology Lorain, OH | $12,700 | 57 | 55 | 43% | 1 | $6,007 | 12 to 1 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Brecksville, OH | $14,500 | 131 | - | 81% | 13 | $4,219 | 6 to 1 |
| Tiffin Academy of Hair Design Tiffin, OH | $18,100 | 48 | - | 58% | 1 | $4,577 | 6 to 1 |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center Nelsonville, OH | $700 | 7 | - | 85% | 6 | $783 | 6 to 1 |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion, OH | $16,095 | 151 | - | 71% | 7 | $7,973 | 6 to 1 |
| Upper Valley Career Center Piqua, OH | $17,010 | 131 | - | 78% | 6 | $6,859 | 3 to 1 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center Uniontown, OH | $18,495 | 168 | - | 69% | 10 | $5,317 | 19 to 1 |
| Greene County Career Center Xenia, OH | $5,598 | 12 | - | 100% | 1 | $3,141 | 12 to 1 |
| Alliance Career Center Alliance, OH | $12,748 | 59 | - | 70% | 5 | $6,330 | 5 to 1 |
| Hamrick School Medina, OH | $6,975 | 89 | - | 86% | 2 | $5,269 | 23 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 | $17,672 | 126 | - | 100% | 12 | $3,303 | 4 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 | $18,664 | 101 | - | 84% | 6 | $3,340 | 6 to 1 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School New Philadelphia, OH | $6,230 | 80 | - | 88% | 10 | $9,792 | 8 to 1 |
| Sandusky Career Center Sandusky, OH | $21,086 | 88 | - | 100% | 8 | $5,154 | 4 to 1 |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville, OH | $5,000 | 356 | - | 72% | 14 | $2,999 | 6 to 1 |
| Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights, OH | $10,709 | 300 | - | 77% | 13 | $4,756 | 12 to 1 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools Groveport, OH | $8,800 | 115 | - | 81% | 8 | $5,104 | 3 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | $19,260 | 168 | - | 44% | 1 | $5,546 | 17 to 1 |
| Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Canfield, OH | $9,500 | 80 | - | 80% | 6 | $2,297 | 15 to 1 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District Chillicothe, OH | $13,052 | 145 | - | 100% | 13 | $3,670 | 9 to 1 |
| Pioneer Career and Technology Center Shelby, OH | $1,278 | 63 | - | - | 5 | $1,857 | 11 to 1 |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center Lucasville, OH | $13,620 | 175 | - | 80% | 14 | $8,306 | 25 to 1 |
| Trumbull Career & Technical Center Warren, OH | $11,500 | 45 | - | 92% | 1 | $8,012 | 7 to 1 |
| Warren County Career Center Lebanon, OH | $12,800 | 298 | - | 77% | 13 | $4,223 | 12 to 1 |
| Pike County Joint Vocational School District Piketon, OH | $975 | 39 | - | - | 5 | $1,252 | 10 to 1 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District Oberlin, OH | $7,592 | 87 | - | 90% | 10 | $4,801 | 13 to 1 |
| Ohio Media School-Valley View Valley View, OH | $18,870 | 88 | - | 66% | 6 | $5,151 | 12 to 1 |
| Penta County Joint Vocational School Perrysburg, OH | $5,523 | 67 | - | 100% | 1 | $4,215 | 10 to 1 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark, OH | $852 | 237 | - | 79% | 15 | $5,527 | 6 to 1 |
| Northern Career Institute Eastlake, OH | $16,250 | 150 | - | 77% | 2 | $7,660 | 6 to 1 |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Marietta, OH | $5,020 | 193 | - | 79% | 15 | $3,373 | 5 to 1 |
| Ohio Media School-Cincinnati Norwood, OH | $18,470 | 42 | - | 65% | 6 | $4,498 | 11 to 1 |
| Vantage Career Center Van Wert, OH | $740 | 104 | - | 92% | 9 | $4,121 | 6 to 1 |
| Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center Fremont, OH | $8,100 | 7 | - | 100% | 7 | $1,551 | 2 to 1 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville, OH | $14,649 | 146 | - | 70% | 9 | $4,203 | 9 to 1 |
| Orion Institute Perrysburg, OH | $11,988 | 44 | - | 84% | 2 | $5,023 | 15 to 1 |
| Dayton School of Medical Massage Dayton, OH | $18,122 | 376 | - | 73% | 1 | $4,175 | 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 | 453 | - | 80% | 6 | $4,894 | 25 to 1 |
| Community Technology Learning Center of Portage Ravenna, OH | $3,600 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus Westerville, OH | $3,700 | 10 | - | - | 1 | $3,775 | 5 to 1 |
| Dental Assistant Pro-Lebanon Lebanon, OH | $3,700 | 20 | - | - | 1 | $3,020 | 7 to 1 |
| Elite Welding Academy LLC Cincinnati, OH | $12,800 | 59 | - | 89% | 2 | $7,480 | 16 to 1 |
| International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute Chesterland, OH | $24,615 | 33 | - | 48% | 4 | $4,733 | 3 to 1 |
| Ohio Media School-Columbus Columbus, OH | $18,470 | 43 | - | 61% | 6 | $4,770 | 7 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus Columbus, OH | $22,989 | 290 | - | 74% | 7 | $5,344 | 25 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | $18,915 | 246 | - | 79% | 2 | $6,008 | 13 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland Twinsburg, OH | $18,452 | 181 | - | 62% | 3 | $5,331 | 24 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus Columbus, OH | $18,452 | 200 | - | 81% | 2 | $5,605 | 20 to 1 |
| Four County Career Center Archbold, OH | $550 | 223 | - | - | 4 | $2,458 | 4 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Niles Niles, OH | $16,297 | 99 | - | 61% | 2 | $5,016 | 25 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton Fairborn, OH | $16,297 | 84 | - | 56% | 2 | $4,904 | 28 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario Ontario, OH | $16,297 | 79 | - | 44% | 1 | $4,406 | 26 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 | 165 | - | 46% | 2 | $6,286 | 13 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria Elyria, OH | $16,297 | 74 | - | 69% | 2 | $4,840 | 19 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 | $15,300 | 17 | - | 96% | 2 | $6,858 | 5 to 1 |
| Elite Academy of Hair Design Bridgeport, OH | $17,500 | 61 | - | 84% | 2 | $4,611 | 10 to 1 |
| Elite Welding Academy South Point South Point, OH | $12,800 | 29 | - | 71% | 1 | $9,771 | 9 to 1 |
| Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy Trotwood, OH | $5,500 | 170 | - | 84% | 2 | $3,208 | 19 to 1 |
| Academia Medical Institute Columbus, OH | $19,150 | 466 | - | 91% | 1 | $5,741 | 20 to 1 |
| Hair Academy Chillicothe, OH | $20,750 | 38 | - | - | 4 | $5,199 | 13 to 1 |
| Average | $13,057 | 11,211 | 55 | 77% | - | $5,105 | 12 to 1 |