Apollo Career Center: Review & Facts

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Apollo Career Center is a public school with 610 students enrolled. This school is one of the 5 colleges and schools located in Lima, Ohio.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate is available at Apollo Career Center.

Majors
Offered
4
Apollo Career Center implements a continuous curriculum calendar system and provides 4 majors. The most popular concentrations are Nursing, Medical Assistant, and Dental. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a good sign. However, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Apollo Career Center student retention rate is very low at 47% (way below Ohio average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students do not seem to enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
47%
Bad
The graduation rate at Apollo Career Center is very good: 88%.

Student to faculty ratio at Apollo Career Center is excellent -- 4:1.

Admissions Information

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The school might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) earned prior to admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Apollo Career Center is $10.00.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at Apollo Career Center and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (419) 998-3000.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
B-
Dicey
Apollo Career Center offers a distance learning option and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a wonderful option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Apollo Career Center, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
Currently there is no on-campus housing at Apollo Career Center.

Based on the college crime numbers, Apollo Career Center seems to be a generally safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Apollo Career Center Location and Address

Postal Address:
Apollo Career Center
3325 Shawnee Rd
Lima, Ohio
45806-1497, USA
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