Newark, Ohio · Public
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at Central Ohio Technical College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 20 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~20
- Schools with reported signal
- 187
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 30.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $9,948/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $39,792
- Median debt
- $12,072
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $39,168/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 187 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,492 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,981 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 54% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $2,288 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 0.5% reported share · $2,979 net A+ 
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.9% reported share · $3,345 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.3% reported share · $4,128 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians accounts for 1% of reported programs at Central Ohio Technical College, which is bigger than 55% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 20 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Central Ohio Technical College's average net price is $9,948 per year, about $39,792 over four years. That is $2,492 below the $12,440 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $39,168 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,981 below the $47,149 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Central Ohio Technical College #101 of 187 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.