Kettering College Overview

Located in Kettering, Ohio, Kettering College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Kettering College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Kettering College Known For?

• Students at Kettering College may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Kettering College is 4%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Kettering College.
• In 2017-2018, 70% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Kettering College makes roughly $54,500 a year. This is 34% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Kettering College to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Kettering College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Kettering College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#18	Best Radiologic Technology Schools	College Factual
#26	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools	College Factual
#70	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#203	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is Kettering College?

Contact details for Kettering College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3737 Southern Blvd, Kettering, OH 45429-1299
Phone:	937-395-8601

How Do I Get Into Kettering College?

You can apply to Kettering College online at: https://kc.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Kettering College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Kettering College?

With an acceptance rate of 21%, Kettering College is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 15% of accepted students are men and 85% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 16%, and the acceptance rate for women is 23%.

Average Test Scores

Kettering College received ACT scores from 86% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Kettering College?

The overall average net price of Kettering College is $24,666. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Kettering College, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $9,749 a year. That adds up to $38,996 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Kettering College is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Kettering College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 566 undergraduate students at Kettering College, with 356 being full-time and 210 being part-time.

There are also 197 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 356 full-time undergraduates at Kettering College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kettering College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	19
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	272
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Kettering College. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 4 countries are represented at Kettering College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, South Korea, and Hong Kong.

Online Learning at Kettering College

In 2019-2020, 736 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 51st 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 Affordability Rankings of Kettering College

The following table shows how Kettering College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Health Professions	#22	#4

Online Affordability Rankings of Kettering College Rankings

The following table shows how Kettering College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Health Professions	#18	#9

Online Growth Rankings of Kettering College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Kettering College was 59.8%. This is the #548 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Kettering College regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	1%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Kettering 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 Kettering College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Health Professions	#15
Health Professions	#394

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%.

Kettering College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	0	108	0	0	108
Allied Health Professions	4	21	17	55	0	97
Other Health Professions	0	0	31	0	0	31
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	24	24
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	8	0	0	8
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	6	0	0	6
TOTAL	4	21	170	55	24	274

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.