Central Virginia
Community College
Public Community College in Lynchburg, VA. Six-year graduation rate 45%. Median 10-year earnings $36,627.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,627, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 45% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates leave owing a median of $8,625 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.7 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
Completion is middling: 45% finish inside six years. 64% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. 13% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 44% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,144 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $6,827 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($5,752 versus $12,434), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 73% get grants averaging $4,305, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 5% 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 · 242 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 | $5,752 |
| $30–48k | $6,256 |
| $48–75k | $8,639 |
| $75–110k | $7,982 |
| $110k+ | $12,434 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 107 of these 2,144 students, totalling $636,653 — an average of $5,950 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lynchburg City) — 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)