Clinton Community College
Public Community College in Plattsburgh, NY. Six-year graduation rate 37%. Median 10-year earnings $39,246.
Students who entered Clinton Community College reach a median of $39,246 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 37% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $13,250.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.34 — 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. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Transfer-out runs to 13% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 42% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 388 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $8,433 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 — $7,778 at $0–30k against $11,719 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 88% of students receive it, averaging $5,581. About 34% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 91 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 | $7,778 |
| $30–48k | $9,114 |
| $48–75k | $9,675 |
| $75–110k | $11,656 |
| $110k+ | $11,719 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 131 of these 388 students, totalling $802,591 — an average of $6,127 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Clinton 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)