400 Trade Square East, Troy, OH · Private nonprofit, under 2-year
- Trade grads 2023-24
- 297
- Largest program 2025-26
- $23,700
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $63,494
Upper Valley Career Center
Piqua, Ohio. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 19 awards in the trades we track: HVAC, welding, industrial maintenance, machining and CNC.
- Address
- 8811 Career Drive, Piqua, OH 45356
Open in Maps - Phone
- (937) 778-1980
- Type
- Public, under 2-year
- Accreditor
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Federal student aid
- Eligible (Title IV)
- Undergrads (all programs)
- 131
- Also known as
- Upper Valley Joint Vocational School
Trade programs and graduates
Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.
| Trade | Program (CIP) | Award levels | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (47.0201) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (11) | 11 |
| Welding | Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (4) | 4 |
| Industrial Maintenance | Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician (47.0303) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (3) | 3 |
| Machining and CNC | Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (48.0501) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (1) | 1 |
What it costs
Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.
| Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program) | $18,408 |
| Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs) | $26,082 |
| Average net price after grants (aided students) | $18,728 |
Trade programs this school listed among its largest, with whole-program charges for 2023-24 (IPEDS program-year charges):
| Program | Tuition + fees | Books + supplies | Length | Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician | $7,630 | $1,244 | 600 clock hours | 9 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | $7,919 | $1,669 | 600 clock hours | 9 |
| Machine Tool Technology/Machinist | $6,973 | $1,901 | 600 clock hours | 9 |
| Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician | $7,353 | $1,521 | 600 clock hours |
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Outcomes
College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.
School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):
- Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 69%
- Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $52,504
- Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $14,003
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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 206321. How we build this list.