College of
the Siskiyous
Public Community College in Weed, CA. Six-year graduation rate 33%. Median 10-year earnings $39,098.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $39,098, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Only 33% 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 $10,750.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 33% graduate within six years. Just 48% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 26% 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 19% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,080 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,117 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $9,816 at $0–30k against $17,725 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 55% get grants averaging $6,275, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Only 9% 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 · 221 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 | $9,816 |
| $30–48k | $7,489 |
| $48–75k | $12,443 |
| $75–110k | $14,567 |
| $110k+ | $17,725 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 100 of these 1,080 students, totalling $643,932 — an average of $6,439 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Siskiyou 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)