Ohio Business College-Sheffield

Location and Contact Information

5095 Waterford Drive
Sheffield Village, OH 44035-0701
USA
Main Tel: 4410000000000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Ohio Business College, originally established as the Lorain Business College in 1903, was moved from downtown Lorain to its present location in Sheffield Village, in the Lorain County of Ohio, in 1980. The name of the institute was changed to Southeastern Business College in 1993, and finally to Ohio Business College in 1998. Ohio Business College also operates two other campuses in Sandusky and Columbus, in Ohio.

Ohio Business College – Lorain, also known as Ohio Business College – Sheffield Village, offers associate’s degrees in accounting, business administration, medical assistance, finance, human resource management, and legal assistance, among others.

Ohio Business College – Sheffield Village provides financial assistance and career placement services to the students. Free tutoring facilities, refresher courses, and lifetime placement assistance is also available to all the students and graduates of the college.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in business and management, office and administration, law, and computer science and engineering.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Quarter.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 9,652
Books and supplies$ 1,080

Financial Aid

Ohio Business College-Sheffield participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 96% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant86%$4,133
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant86%$4,133
Pell Grant86%$4,020
Other Federal Grant47%$207
State or Local Grant  

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan94%$7,829
Federal Loan94%$7,829
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate7210
< 1 year certificate245
1-2 year certificate111

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  7

Students

Student enrollment was 358 in 2009-2010 (511 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 28% of the student body. About 18% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

  • Computer Software and Media Applications
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (6 awarded)

  • Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

LAW (6 awarded)

  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (36 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (21 awarded)

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science