by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Hocking College was awarded 7 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism.
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College Factual ranked Hocking Technical College as #1,807 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Hocking Technical College held the #1,992 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Hocking Technical College also holds the #70 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
Since Hocking College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Hocking College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hocking College is 43%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 42% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Hocking College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,431 undergraduates at Hocking Technical College with 1,616 being full-time and 815 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,717 | $13,600 | $15,428 | $17,078 | $17,397 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hocking Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Hocking Technical College, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $2,020 a year. That adds up to $8,080 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Hocking Technical College is 16.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Hocking Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3301 Hocking Parkway, Nelsonville, OH 45764 |
| Phone: | 740-753-3591 |
| Website: | www.hocking.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,026 students took at least one online class at Hocking College. This is a decrease from the 1,100 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,026 | 322 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,100 | 186 |
| 2018-2019 | 793 | 128 |
| 2017-2018 | 856 | 101 |
| 2016-2017 | 776 | 133 |
Footnotes
*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.
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