Coconino Community College
Public Community College in Flagstaff, AZ. Six-year graduation rate 24%. Median 10-year earnings $40,420.
Ten-year median earnings of $40,420 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 24% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $10,250.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 24% — below national average
Academics
Only 24% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. Retention is weak: only 51% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. The 30% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 41% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,527 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,706 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($13,971 versus $15,287), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 29% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 6% 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 · 368 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 | $13,971 |
| $30–48k | $12,729 |
| $48–75k | $13,705 |
| $75–110k | $16,956 |
| $110k+ | $15,287 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 145 of these 2,527 students, totalling $946,597 — an average of $6,528 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Coconino 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)