Canada College
Public Community College in Redwood City, CA. Six-year graduation rate 47%. Median 10-year earnings $50,087.
Students who entered Canada College land at a median of $50,087 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Six-year completion sits at 47%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions.
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
47% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 69% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The part-time picture is harder: 35% return, against 69% full-time. A 27:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,878 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $4,276 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $-1,545 at $0–30k, $-3,153 at $110k+. About 62% get grants averaging $1,852, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 1% of students.
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 · 288 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 | $-1,545 |
| $30–48k | $-1,384 |
| $48–75k | $2,393 |
| $75–110k | $4,004 |
| $110k+ | $-3,153 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 25 of these 4,878 students, totalling $181,911 — an average of $7,276 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Mateo 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)