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Orion Technical College is a for-profit located in Davenport, Iowa. Orion Technical College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Orion Technical College is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $31,767 10 years after enrolling, 29th in Iowa, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Orion Technical College bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average.
Orion Technical College’s median net annual cost of $20,011 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Orion Technical College sorted by number of graduates - Electric Engr. Tech - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,011
Average years to graduate
3.3
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 74% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Orion Technical College is 9% higher than the state average, and 8% above the average for all special focus four-year: engineering and other technology-related schools in the country.
At Orion Technical College, Pell Grant recipients represent 48% of the measured graduating class, 13% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Orion Technical College graduates within 4.4 years.
Orion Technical College is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Orion Technical College’s economic mobility score of 0.42 is calculated by adjusting the 48.34 economic score of lower-income students by the 48% pell grant recipients within the student body. Orion Technical College’s EMS of 0.42 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Orion Technical College pays $20,011 a year, $-5,736 less than the $14,275 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,011
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Orion Technical College, 68% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,011 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 77% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,337. This is 23% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$9,337
Pell grants
$5,142
Full time
100%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
40%
59%
In-state
82%
68%
1st generation
47%
35%
White
61%
52%
Black
15%
14%
Hispanic
15%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%