IPEDS ID 418278

Vantage Career Center

Van Wert, Ohio. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 72 awards in the trades we track: CDL, welding.

Address: 818 North Franklin Street, Van Wert, OH 45891
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Website: www.vantagecareercenter.com
Phone: (419) 238-5411
Type: Public, under 2-year
Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 104

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
CDL	Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor (49.0205)	Certificate, under 12 weeks (44)	44
Welding	Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508)	Certificate, under 12 weeks (28)	28

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)

$850

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
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	$4,600	$0	200 clock hours	2
Welding Technology/Welder	$2,275	$0	120 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): 83%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $36,528
Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $8,374

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Nearby schools with the same trades

University of Northwestern Ohio

23.1 mi

1441 N Cable Rd, Lima, OH · Private nonprofit, 4-year

AUTO 265
DSL 183
CDL 63
HVAC 21

Trade grads 2023-24: 532
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $14,625
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $56,984

Apollo Career Center

25.6 mi

3325 Shawnee Rd, Lima, OH · Public, under 2-year

CDL 100
WELD 32
ELEC 13
HVAC 12
IMT 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 160
Largest program 2025-26: $935
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $51,741

Northwest State Community College

41.7 mi

22600 State Route 34, Archbold, OH · Public, 2-year

IMT 19
WELD 11
CNC 2

Trade grads 2023-24: 32
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $4,818
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $44,329

Upper Valley Career Center

53.2 mi

8811 Career Drive, Piqua, OH · Public, under 2-year

HVAC 11
WELD 4
IMT 3
CNC 1

Trade grads 2023-24: 19
Largest program 2025-26: $18,408
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $52,504

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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 418278. How we build this list.