Which James A. Rhodes State College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Allied Health and Medical Assisting graduates leave with a median of $9,929 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 James A. Rhodes State College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does James A. Rhodes State College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,560 a year, and $9,120 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,757 a year.

How many James A. Rhodes State College programs report graduate pay?

5 associate's programs and one certificate program at James A. Rhodes State College report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

James A. Rhodes State College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Lima, OH
1,590 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

5 James A. Rhodes State College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($62,603), and Allied Health and Medical Assisting the least ($29,932). The median program pays $48,543. James A. Rhodes State College also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,560Per year. Out-of-state $9,120

Average net price after aid$8,757Per year

Graduation rate47%Within 6 years

All 5 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Ohio. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Ohio
1	NursingAbout 78 graduates a year	$62,603	$66,098	$22,000	24th of 33
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 18 graduates a year	$54,584	$50,139	$18,010	3rd of 12
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 29 graduates a year	$48,543	$50,591	$16,949	13th of 22
4	BusinessAbout 21 graduates a year	$45,238	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
5	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 15 graduates a year	$29,932	$37,660	$9,929	15th of 17

Program names link to the program's own page, and Ohio ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Ohio programs in the field do too.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Ohio.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Ohio
Practical NursingAbout 181 graduates a year	$41,545	$39,977	$18,464	24th of 41

Program names link to the program's own page, and Ohio ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $62,603 in their first year, the most of 5 James A. Rhodes State College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Ohio rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels