College of Wilmington
For-profit College in Wilmington, NC. Median 10-year earnings $19,235.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $19,235, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,423.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. First-year retention of 80% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a for-profit short-program school. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate body is just 236, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 236 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $21,851 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $19,117 at $0–30k, $26,512 at $110k+. 52% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,335 — common but not automatic. About 47% 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 · 37 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 | $19,117 |
| $30–48k | $22,403 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | $26,512 |
| $110k+ | $26,512 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 111 of these 236 students, totalling $694,128 — an average of $6,253 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (New Hanover County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)