Polaris Career Center

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130-3375

Overview

Admission

Polaris Career Center has an open admission policy. That means there is no standardized test or GPA requirements. Any high school graduate or GED certificate holder may get admission.

Tuition & Fees

Polaris Career Center calculates tuition for each program it provides using clock hours or credit hours. In 2016-2017 academic year, the combined tuition and fees to attend a program that takes one year to complete was $8,589 (1.5% cheaper than the national average tuition of a typical public vocational/career school)

Follow the link below to learn more about cost of the largest programs offered by the institution.

Financial Aid

In 2016-2017 academic year, 71% of Polaris Career Center's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 62% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,016 (which is 5.7% below the national average.)

The total number of federal student loan recipients at Polaris Career Center in 2016-2017, was 55, which is 52% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,929 (which is 10.5% below the national average.)

Student Body

In Fall 2016, Polaris Career Center has enrolled a total of 204 students (204 students full-time and 0 on a part-time basis). The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 52% men and 48% women and all students were enrolled for undergraduate studies.

Majors

Listed below are the 6 largest majors offered at Polaris Career Center.

Graduation & Dropout Rates

Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.

The following section details graduation and dropout rates of Polaris Career Center full-time students who started class in 2013 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.

The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.

Earnings After College

The typical median income of Polaris Career Center graduates 6 years after enrollment is $18,000. Last year, out of the total 7,469 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 5,826 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 4,694 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 3,708 were employed.