Southern State Community College

Hillsboro, Ohio · Public

All 6 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 27 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,099
$30k to $48k	$7,950
$48k to $75k	$10,926
$75k to $110k	$13,478
$110k and up	$10,805
All families (average)	$9,674

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

6 of 33 programs could be assessed 18% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Ohio high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$37,776	+$1,694	clears the bar	$9,000	5.3 yrs	115
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$73,148	+$37,066	clears the bar	$15,128	0.4 yrs	43
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$77,249	+$41,167	clears the bar	$11,839	0.3 yrs	14
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$48,815	+$12,733	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$40,300	+$4,218	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social Work	Associate's Degree	$41,161	+$5,079	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Computer Systems Analysis	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plant Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.