Chabot College
Public Community College in Hayward, CA. Six-year graduation rate 47%. Median 10-year earnings $48,143.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $48,143 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 47%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.20 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 47%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention of 70% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 41% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The 24:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 10,861 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $11,043 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $9,013 at $0–30k against $6,370 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 49% of students receive any. Only 1% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
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 · 1,254 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 | $9,013 |
| $30–48k | $6,888 |
| $48–75k | $10,746 |
| $75–110k | $13,457 |
| $110k+ | $6,370 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 94 of these 10,861 students, totalling $652,938 — an average of $6,946 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Alameda 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)