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Statement · Springfield, OH

Clark State College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,526 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $16,812.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $39,584 ten years after entering, the 15th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 22% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
6,785

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $16,812 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,129 and $16,081 a year depending on income at Clark State College.

Statement of cost · Clark State College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$16,812
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,526
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$12,135
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$4,393

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,526; $30–48k: $10,129; $48–75k: $13,884; $75–110k: $15,540; over $110k: $16,081. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,526
$30k–$48k$10,129
$48k–$75k$13,884
$75k–$110k$15,540
Over $110k$16,081

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $39,584; the median graduate who borrowed owes $14,490.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$32,341
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$35,410
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
15th percentile among public 4-years
$39,584
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
27th percentile among public 4-years
$14,490
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$6,899

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $32,341; 8 yrs after entry: $35,410; 10 yrs after entry: $39,584. Median graduate debt: $14,490. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $14,490.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$32,341
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$35,410
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$39,584
Median graduate debt$14,490

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Clark State College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma227not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree172$34,413$14,260
Fire ProtectionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma128not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree118$76,328$27,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma61not reportednot reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma47$53,860$18,740
Social WorkUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma33not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma32not reportednot reported
Real EstateUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma31not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree30$46,155$22,943
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma28not reportednot reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree22$45,391$21,084
Show all 22 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate's Degree17not reportednot reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree15not reportednot reported
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma14not reportednot reported
Social WorkAssociate's Degree13not reported$25,631
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree13not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree13$53,571not reported
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree12not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree9$37,631$15,522
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma5not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Clark State College: 3,456 undergraduates; 38% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

3,456

39th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

38%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

67th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

22%

finish within 150% of normal time

9th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

53%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$22,130

19th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k40%
  • $30k–$48k19%
  • $48k–$75k16%
  • $75k–$110k16%
  • Over $110k9%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k40%
$30k–$48k19%
$48k–$75k16%
$75k–$110k16%
Over $110k9%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.