Beaufort County
Community College
Public Community College in Washington, NC. Six-year graduation rate 48%. Median 10-year earnings $32,519.
Ten-year median earnings of $32,519 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 48%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 48%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 76% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 43% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,551 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $8,479 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $5,337 at $0–30k, $9,670 at $75–110k. 52% of students receive grant aid, averaging $7,164 — common but not automatic.
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 · 86 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 | $5,337 |
| $30–48k | $5,261 |
| $48–75k | $8,609 |
| $75–110k | $9,670 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Beaufort 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)