Cloud County
Community College
Public Community College in Concordia, KS. Six-year graduation rate 55%. Median 10-year earnings $39,883.
Students who entered Cloud County Community College reach a median of $39,883 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 55% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $8,000, a light load against those earnings.
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
55% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Transfer-out runs to 18% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. Retention drops to 27% 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 804 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $12,213 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $9,990 at $0–30k against $15,947 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 73% of students at an average of $6,050. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 15% 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 · 234 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 | $9,990 |
| $30–48k | $10,171 |
| $48–75k | $11,798 |
| $75–110k | $14,565 |
| $110k+ | $15,947 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 118 of these 804 students, totalling $602,188 — an average of $5,103 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cloud 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)