Antelope Valley
Community College District
Public Community College in Lancaster, CA. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $36,526.
Students who entered Antelope Valley Community College District reach a median of $36,526 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 34% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $12,500, 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 0.34 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. A 23:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate body runs to 12,937, large enough that student experience varies widely by program.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 10,905 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $6,110 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($3,012 versus $8,678), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 77% get grants averaging $4,980, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 4% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 1,334 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 | $3,012 |
| $30–48k | $3,161 |
| $48–75k | $5,619 |
| $75–110k | $8,237 |
| $110k+ | $8,678 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 440 of these 10,905 students, totalling $3,081,359 — an average of $7,003 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles 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)