Belmont College
Public Community College in St Clairsville, OH. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $35,329.
Ten-year median earnings of $35,329 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 43% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $8,747, 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 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 43%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Just 58% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The part-time picture is harder: 32% return, against 58% full-time. A 23:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 481 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $7,256 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($5,903 versus $8,831), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 74% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,695 — common but not automatic. About 25% 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 · 119 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 | $5,903 |
| $30–48k | $5,905 |
| $48–75k | $7,617 |
| $75–110k | $9,213 |
| $110k+ | $8,831 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 120 of these 481 students, totalling $595,030 — an average of $4,959 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Belmont 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)