Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Public Community College in Coon Rapids, MN. Six-year graduation rate 30%. Median 10-year earnings $48,342.
Students who entered Anoka-Ramsey Community College land at a median of $48,342 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Only 30% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $13,500, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 30% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 30% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 58% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. 36% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 46% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,983 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $15,901 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $13,788 at $0–30k, $20,510 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 55% of students at an average of $4,497. About 27% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 580 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $13,788 |
| $30–48k | $14,347 |
| $48–75k | $16,181 |
| $75–110k | $18,527 |
| $110k+ | $20,510 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,064 of these 3,983 students, totalling $6,240,992 — an average of $5,866 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Anoka County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)