Upper Valley Career Center is a Less than 2-year, public school located in Piqua, Ohio. Its published tuition & fees of Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) program, which is the largest program at the school, is $17,010 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 85 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 64%. Upper Valley Career Center has 5 vocational programs.


Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Upper Valley Career Center is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) and its 2024 tuition & fees are $17,010. For reference, the average tuition for the Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) program of all trade schools in the United States is $17,783.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program NameTuition & FeesBooks & SuppliesProgram LengthsAvg. Completion Time
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) $17,010 $887 1,356 Hours 13 Months
National Average $17,783 - 926 Hours 12.71 Months
Registered Nursing / Registered Nurse $10,024 $3,286 900 Hours 12 Months
National Average $48,241 - 253 Hours 21.51 Months
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology $7,630 $1,244 600 Hours 9 Months
National Average $14,851 - 531 Hours 10.39 Months
Welding Technology / Welder $7,919 $1,669 600 Hours 9 Months
National Average $10,695 - 753 Hours 9.71 Months
Machine Tool Technology / Machinist $6,973 $1,901 600 Hours 9 Months
National Average $8,531 - 1,078 Hours 10.69 Months
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology $7,353 $1,521 600 Hours 9 Months
National Average $9,128 - 1,216 Hours 13.07 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $17,010 at Upper Valley Career Center. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $887. The total cost of attendance is $45,210 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$17,010
Books & Supplies$887
Room & Board$21,988
Other Living Expenses$5,325
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)$45,210
1Upper Valley Career Center does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.2The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFERED41NOT OFFERED

Upper Valley Career Center offers 5 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at Upper Valley Career Center

Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance TechnologyNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Machine Tool Technology/MachinistNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Machine Tool Technology/MachinistNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Upper Valley Career Center is 64%. The students to faculty ratio is 3 to 1 an the retention rate is 70%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate64%
Retention Rate70%(full-time), 60% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio3 to 1
Student Population85 Students
Number of Faculties39 Faculties
Number of Staffs51 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Upper Valley Career Center provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling serviceYes
Employment services for studentsNo
Placement services for completersYes
On-campus day care for students' childrenNo
Library facilities at institutionVarious Library Facilities Provided

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