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Is Upper Valley Career Center worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Upper Valley Career Center, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Upper Valley Career Center sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $52,170 helps, but median debt of $8,793 plus yearly net price of $16,282 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 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
$16,282
Median earnings 10 years out
$52,170
Median debt at graduation
$8,793
Graduation rate
64%
At Upper Valley Career Center, a typical graduate carries about $8,793 in student debt and earns roughly $52,170 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $100 per month, or 2% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Upper Valley Career Center is a two year school in Piqua, 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 Upper Valley Career Center
The median net price at Upper Valley Career Center is $16,282 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 →