Hidden Costs of Community Colleges Web Tool
Nearly $4 billion was spent by federal, state, and local governments over five years on full-time community college students who dropped out after their first year without completing their certificate or degree programs, according to the new report, “The Hidden Costs of Community Colleges”, from AIR and College Measures.
Using U.S. Department of Education data, we have analyzed full-time students who didn’t return for a second year, while adjusting figures to account for students who transferred to four-year institutions. The cost of dropouts would be higher if part-time students and other government funding, such as direct federal support and capital expenditures, were included in the analysis.
With states and localities spending far more than the federal government on community colleges, and nearly every state facing serious budget shortfalls, the cost of community college dropouts to state taxpayers is especially troubling.
Below, you can use our interactive web tool to see how much has been spent in taxpayer dollars to educate these non-returning community college students, both at the state and institution level. In addition to the community colleges reviewed in the report, private for-profit and private not-for-profit institutions are shown below. To access the full report, please click here.
Ohio
Estimated First-Year Attrition  |
|
18% |
Rank: 46 |
| Statewide Cost of Attrition |
|
$29,480,562 |
Rank: 8 |
| Two-Year Institution | Estimated First-Year Attrition |
State Appropriations Lost |
Student Grants Lost |
Cost of First Year Attrition |
| Daymar College | 34% |
$0 |
$27,035 |
$27,035 |
| Southwestern College | 33% |
$0 |
$325,825 |
$325,825 |
| Southwestern College | 32% |
$0 |
$264,386 |
$264,386 |
| Stautzenberger College | 28% |
$0 |
$87,090 |
$87,090 |
| Brown Mackie College-Cincinnati | 28% |
$0 |
$909,733 |
$909,733 |
| Brown Mackie College-North Canton | 28% |
$0 |
$715,470 |
$715,470 |
| Southwestern College | 28% |
$0 |
$247,171 |
$247,171 |
| Brown Mackie College-Findlay | 28% |
$0 |
$337,724 |
$337,724 |
| Southwestern College | 26% |
$0 |
$73,447 |
$73,447 |
| Academy of Court Reporting-Columbus | 26% |
$0 |
$20,151 |
$20,151 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Norwood | 26% |
$0 |
$105,244 |
$105,244 |
| Trumbull Business College | 25% |
$0 |
$96,064 |
$96,064 |
| Davis College | 24% |
$0 |
$37,564 |
$37,564 |
| ETI Technical College | 24% |
$0 |
$47,385 |
$47,385 |
| Kaplan College-Columbus Campus | 24% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Brown Mackie College-Akron | 24% |
$0 |
$546,446 |
$546,446 |
| Academy of Court Reporting-Akron | 24% |
$0 |
$15,762 |
$15,762 |
| Ohio Technical College | 22% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Dayton | 22% |
$0 |
$68,329 |
$68,329 |
| Gallipolis Career College | 21% |
$0 |
$39,159 |
$39,159 |
| The Art Institute of Cincinnati | 21% |
$0 |
$11,804 |
$11,804 |
| North Central State College | 20% |
$347,482 |
$172,998 |
$520,480 |
| Lakeland Community College | 20% |
$1,135,797 |
$371,224 |
$1,507,020 |
| Bowling Green State University-Firelands | 20% |
$0 |
$168,441 |
$168,441 |
| Bohecker College | 20% |
$0 |
$112,729 |
$112,729 |
| Antonelli College | 19% |
$0 |
$12,332 |
$12,332 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | 19% |
$1,326,677 |
$394,514 |
$1,721,191 |
| Rosedale Bible College | 19% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Ohio Valley College of Technology | 19% |
$0 |
$39,433 |
$39,433 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Hilliard | 19% |
$0 |
$73,912 |
$73,912 |
| Owens Community College | 19% |
$1,386,510 |
$981,719 |
$2,368,229 |
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus | 19% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Youngstown | 19% |
$0 |
$120,575 |
$120,575 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | 19% |
$3,536,779 |
$1,179,068 |
$4,715,847 |
| Hocking College | 19% |
$1,249,213 |
$699,295 |
$1,948,507 |
| Chatfield College | 19% |
$0 |
$39,974 |
$39,974 |
| Columbus State Community College | 18% |
$1,195,209 |
$612,745 |
$1,807,954 |
| Terra State Community College | 18% |
$187,685 |
$55,445 |
$243,130 |
| Edison State Community College | 18% |
$248,673 |
$152,823 |
$401,496 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | 18% |
$370,839 |
$242,443 |
$613,282 |
| Daymar College | 18% |
$0 |
$14,810 |
$14,810 |
| Jefferson Community College | 18% |
$249,214 |
$144,594 |
$393,808 |
| Sinclair Community College | 17% |
$1,578,092 |
$434,138 |
$2,012,230 |
| RETS College | 17% |
$0 |
$653,746 |
$653,746 |
| Lorain County Community College | 17% |
$1,218,592 |
$297,128 |
$1,515,721 |
| Daymar College | 17% |
$0 |
$13,400 |
$13,400 |
| Washington State Community College | 16% |
$276,926 |
$90,744 |
$367,671 |
| School of Advertising Art Inc | 16% |
$0 |
$23,814 |
$23,814 |
| Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology | 16% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Northwest State Community College | 16% |
$249,358 |
$107,980 |
$357,338 |
| Marion Technical College | 16% |
$138,755 |
$79,978 |
$218,733 |
| University of Akron Wayne College | 16% |
$0 |
$97,707 |
$97,707 |
| Professional Skills Institute | 16% |
$0 |
$17,338 |
$17,338 |
| Bryant and Stratton College-Eastlake Campus | 16% |
$0 |
$2,210 |
$2,210 |
| Zane State College | 15% |
$193,290 |
$208,518 |
$401,808 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Strongsville | 15% |
$0 |
$35,370 |
$35,370 |
| Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute | 14% |
$363,760 |
$70,074 |
$433,834 |
| Virginia Marti College of Art and Design | 14% |
$0 |
$32,478 |
$32,478 |
| Belmont Technical College | 14% |
$128,521 |
$88,068 |
$216,589 |
| James A Rhodes State College | 14% |
$347,740 |
$206,415 |
$554,155 |
| National Institute of Technology | 13% |
$0 |
$83,704 |
$83,704 |
| Clark State Community College | 13% |
$197,351 |
$106,772 |
$304,123 |
| Bradford School | 13% |
$0 |
$124,148 |
$124,148 |
| Academy of Court Reporting-Cleveland | 13% |
$0 |
$12,790 |
$12,790 |
| Daymar College | 13% |
$0 |
$6,081 |
$6,081 |
| Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus | 13% |
$131,981 |
$96,346 |
$228,327 |
| Ohio Business College | 12% |
$0 |
$20,211 |
$20,211 |
| Bryant and Stratton College-Parma | 12% |
$0 |
$2,198 |
$2,198 |
| Wright State University-Lake Campus | 12% |
$59,257 |
$30,838 |
$90,095 |
| Stark State College of Technology | 11% |
$380,517 |
$219,422 |
$599,939 |
| International College of Broadcasting | 11% |
$0 |
$15,037 |
$15,037 |
| Remington College-Cleveland West Campus | 11% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Ohio College of Massotherapy Inc | 11% |
$0 |
$5,729 |
$5,729 |
| Southern State Community College | 10% |
$119,629 |
$76,824 |
$196,454 |
| Ohio Business College-Lorain | 9% |
$0 |
$16,874 |
$16,874 |
| ATS Institute of Technology | 8% |
$0 |
$21,316 |
$21,316 |
| Vatterott College-Cleveland | 7% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science | 4% |
$0 |
$456 |
$456 |
| Tri-State College | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Miami-Jacobs Career College | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| University of Cincinnati-Raymond Walters College | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Tri-State Bible College | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Miami-Jacobs Career College | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Ohio Institute of Health Careers | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |