Painesville, Ohio · Private Non-Profit
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations at Lake Erie College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.2% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $20,961 school-wide net price and $50,417 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.2% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.2% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 549
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 70.4%
- Graduation rate
- 38%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,961/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $83,844
- Median debt
- $26,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $50,417/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.2%), school-wide average net price ($20,961), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($50,417), and peer averages from 549 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 549 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is above the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,435 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($1,361 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Lake Erie College in the top 77% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.2% of reported awards · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 3.3% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $2,129 net A+ 
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,288 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,624 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations accounts for 1.2% of the awards or completions reported for Lake Erie College. That award concentration is higher than at 80% of schools in this field set and is above the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Lake Erie College's average net price is $20,961 per year, about $83,844 over four years. That is $4,435 above the $16,526 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $50,417 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,361 below the $51,778 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Lake Erie College #424 of 549 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.