Community College
of Beaver County
Public Community College in Monaca, PA. Six-year graduation rate 12%. Median 10-year earnings $45,090.
Students who entered Community College of Beaver County land at a median of $45,090 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Only 12% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $14,923.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.33 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 12% — below national average
Academics
Only 12% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential. 54% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. Transfer-out runs to 28% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,091 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $5,594 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $4,392 at $0–30k against $12,204 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 59% get grants averaging $5,961, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 31% 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 · 202 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 | $4,392 |
| $30–48k | $5,476 |
| $48–75k | $7,098 |
| $75–110k | $10,463 |
| $110k+ | $12,204 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 340 of these 1,091 students, totalling $2,086,328 — an average of $6,136 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Beaver 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)