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Is Orion Institute worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Orion Institute, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Orion Institute sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $25,847 helps, but median debt of $7,885 plus yearly net price of $27,750 creates a tighter path. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
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
$27,750
Median earnings 10 years out
$25,847
Median debt at graduation
$7,885
Graduation rate
81%
At Orion Institute, a typical graduate carries about $7,885 in student debt and earns roughly $25,847 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $90 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Orion Institute is a two year school in Perrysburg, 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 Orion Institute
The median net price at Orion Institute is $27,750 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 →