Central Ohio Technical College Business Programs

Central Ohio Technical College is a public institution situated in Newark, Ohio. Newark is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Central Ohio Technical College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at COTC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#58	Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Central Ohio Technical College?

Contact details for COTC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1179 University Drive, Newark, OH 43055-1767
Phone:	740-366-1351
Website:	www.cotc.edu

How Do I Get Into COTC?

You can apply to COTC online at: www.cotc.edu/apply

Since Central Ohio Technical College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Central Ohio Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At COTC, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $4,748 a year. That adds up to $18,992 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at COTC is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Central Ohio Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,029 undergraduate students at COTC, with 598 being full-time and 2,431 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 598 full-time undergraduates at COTC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Ohio Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	458
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

Online Learning at Central Ohio Technical College

In 2019-2020, 1,310 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at COTC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of COTC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central Ohio Technical College was 7.4%. This is the #1,312 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at COTC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Central Ohio Technical College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	32	4	36
Business & Office Technology	0	0	20	20
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	9	9
Accounting	0	8	0	8
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	7	0	0	7
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	40	33	80

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.