Clatsop Community College
Public Community College in Astoria, OR. Six-year graduation rate 29%. Median 10-year earnings $39,477.
Students who entered Clatsop Community College reach a median of $39,477 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 29% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $11,602.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 1.0 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 29% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 29% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 48% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. 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 31% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 8:1, 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 506 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $12,396 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $10,245 at $0–30k, $12,201 at $75–110k. Grant aid is widespread — 94% of students receive it, averaging $5,422. Only 15% 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 · 80 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 | $10,245 |
| $30–48k | $10,467 |
| $48–75k | $10,577 |
| $75–110k | $12,201 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 77 of these 506 students, totalling $474,687 — an average of $6,165 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Clatsop 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)