Kettering College

Private · Moderately Selective · OH

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationOH · Midwest

SettingUrban

Undergrads549

Student:faculty9:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate55%

6-yr grad rate65.1%

Drop-out rate26.5%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$16k

Out-of-state tuition$16k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity36.6%

Gender diversity85.2%

International12.4%

IdentitySeventh Day Adventists

Overview

Kettering College is a small Seventh-day Adventist health-sciences college located on the campus of Kettering Health's flagship hospital near Dayton, Ohio. It trains students almost exclusively for clinical careers — nursing, sonography, respiratory care, and physician assistant studies — inside a working medical center rather than a conventional academic campus.

Academics

Nearly every program is a direct pipeline to a specific clinical role, and clinical rotations benefit from being physically embedded in the hospital rather than requiring travel to an outside placement site.

Campus & student life

Adventist practice — including Sabbath observance and an emphasis on whole-person wellness — shapes campus culture, and the hospital setting means students are immersed in a healthcare environment from day one rather than encountering it later in clinical years.

Worth knowing

The literal embedding in a working hospital is Kettering's defining feature — students should expect a health-career-only program list and a genuinely faith-integrated Adventist campus culture, open to non-Adventist students but not secular in character.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate76.5%

Enrolled mid-50%ACT 19–24

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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