In 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.
Lakeland Community College was awarded 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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College Factual ranked Lakeland as #1,634 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Lakeland held the #1,982 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 91 colleges in Ohio, Lakeland is ranked at #66.
If you are worried about getting into Lakeland Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Lakeland is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Lakeland Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Lakeland Community College this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,331 undergraduates at Lakeland with 1,594 being full-time and 3,737 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,833 | $6,514 | $8,154 | $10,477 | $10,663 |
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 Lakeland, 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 Lakeland, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $4,551 a year. That adds up to $18,204 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Lakeland are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094-5198 |
| Phone: | 440-525-7000 |
| Website: | www.lakelandcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 458 | NA |
| Nursing | 103 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 60 | NA |
| Real Estate | 36 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 35 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 33 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 24 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 23 | NA |
| Accounting | 22 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 22 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 2,729 students took at least one online class at Lakeland Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,942 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,729 | 1,281 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,942 | 1,518 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,802 | 2,002 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,835 | 1,033 |
Learn more about online learning at Lakeland Community College.
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.
References
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