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Eastern Gateway Community College Overview

Eastern Gateway Community College is a public institution located in Steubenville, Ohio. Steubenville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Eastern Gateway Community College Known For?

3,904 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Eastern Gateway Community College.
  • In 2019-2020, 5% of the faculty were full-time.

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Eastern Gateway Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Eastern Gateway Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Eastern Gateway Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Schools College Factual
#8 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools College Factual
#15 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Schools College Factual
#25 Best Fire Protection Schools College Factual
#27 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools College Factual
#31 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual

Where Is Eastern Gateway Community College?

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Contact details for Eastern Gateway Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 110 John Scott Highway, Steubenville, OH 43952-3598
Phone: 740-264-5591
Website: www.egcc.edu

How Do I Get Into Eastern Gateway Community College?

You can apply to Eastern Gateway Community College online at: egcc.edu/admission/

Eastern Gateway Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Eastern Gateway Community College?

8% Take Out Loans
8.7% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Eastern Gateway Community College, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $3,444 a year. That adds up to $13,776 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Eastern Gateway Community College is 8.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Eastern Gateway Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,765 Full-Time Undergraduates
67% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 40,036 undergraduate students at Eastern Gateway Community College, with 12,765 being full-time and 27,271 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 12,765 full-time undergraduates at Eastern Gateway Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Gateway Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 280
Black or African American 2,472
Hispanic or Latino 2,283
White 6,739
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 990

Online Learning at Eastern Gateway Community College

38,343 Took All Classes Online
38,733 Took At Least One Class Online
111.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 38,733 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Eastern Gateway Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Eastern Gateway Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern Gateway Community College was 111.8%. This is the #392 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Eastern Gateway Community College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Eastern Gateway Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 36%
Business, Management & Marketing 57%
Computer & Information Sciences 62%
Criminal Justice & Corrections 35%
Education 54%
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 50%
Health & Medical Administrative Services 45%
Health Professions 7%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 38%
Human Development & Family Studies 50%
Information Science 68%
Legal Professions 64%
Legal Support Services 64%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 43%
Liberal Arts General Studies 43%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 54%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Eastern Gateway Community College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Eastern Gateway Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science #7
Information Science #9
Other Health Professions #10
Legal Support Services #21
Computer Software & Applications #25
Human Development & Family Studies #26
Business Support & Assistant Services #35
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #38
Legal Professions #42
Special Education #67
Teacher Education Grade Specific #77
Health & Medical Administrative Services #82
Accounting #94
Criminal Justice & Corrections #100
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #127
Computer & Information Sciences #153
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #157
Liberal Arts General Studies #157
Education #209
Health Professions #232
Business Administration & Management #250
Business, Management & Marketing #352

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Eastern Gateway Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 1,448 38 1,486
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 686 0 686
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 572 0 572
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 369 0 369
Legal Support Services 0 137 88 225
Accounting 0 190 0 190
Other Health Professions 0 0 89 89
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 43 43 86
Information Science 0 63 0 63
Nursing 0 34 0 34
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 32 0 32
Allied Health Professions 0 17 1 18
Dental Support Services 6 5 6 17
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 4 5 9
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 6 6
Computer Software & Applications 0 5 0 5
Precision Metal Working 2 3 0 5
Human Development & Family Studies 0 4 0 4
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 3 0 3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 3 3
Special Education 0 1 0 1
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 1 0 1
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 8 3,617 279 3,904

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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