Coastline Community College
Public Community College in Fountain Valley, CA. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $44,483.
Ten years after entry, the median Coastline Community College student earns $44,483 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $8,250 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.19 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 34% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 43% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. A 14% 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. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 30% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 39:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,007 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $16,972 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $16,454 at $0–30k against $21,617 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 63% of students at an average of $1,559. 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 · 87 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 | $16,454 |
| $30–48k | $19,464 |
| $48–75k | $15,207 |
| $75–110k | $21,617 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 104 of these 7,007 students, totalling $738,346 — an average of $7,099 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Orange 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)