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Is Collins Career Technical Center worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Collins Career Technical Center, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
Collins Career Technical Center lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $13,887 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $47,329, but the margin is not huge. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$9,468
Median earnings 10 years out
$47,329
Median debt at graduation
$13,887
Graduation rate
58%
At Collins Career Technical Center, a typical graduate carries about $13,887 in student debt and earns roughly $47,329 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $158 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Collins Career Technical Center is a two year school in Chesapeake, OH. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Collins Career Technical Center
The median net price at Collins Career Technical Center is $9,468 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →