Ohio Technical College

Cleveland, OH · Private for-profit · 331 students · Visit Website

Ohio Technical College specializes in hands-on training for various mechanical trades, including automotive, diesel, motorcycle, and welding programs. The school emphasizes practical experience in its 600,000 square-foot facility, providing students with tools and equipment to work on actual vehicles. Ohio Technical College offers career services, including resume writing, interview preparation, and connecting students with employers through on-campus recruitment and job fairs.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$37,207/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

54/100

All Programs at Ohio Technical College

2 trade programs at Ohio Tech, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
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56 $35,553/yr $12,000 Low Very Large
214 openings/yr
Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working
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53 $38,861/yr $7,667 Low Very Large
164 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Ohio Technical College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.