Cleveland State
Community College
Public Community College in Cleveland, TN. Six-year graduation rate 37%. Median 10-year earnings $36,671.
Students who entered Cleveland State Community College reach a median of $36,671 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 37% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $7,954.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 37% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 52% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 12% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. Retention drops to 40% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,967 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $7,236 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: $5,538 at $0–30k, $11,664 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 87% of students receive it, averaging $5,901. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 10% 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 · 666 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 | $5,538 |
| $30–48k | $5,872 |
| $48–75k | $7,356 |
| $75–110k | $9,083 |
| $110k+ | $11,664 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 192 of these 1,967 students, totalling $1,050,524 — an average of $5,471 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Bradley 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)