Community College
of Rhode Island
Public Community College in Warwick, RI. Six-year graduation rate 26%. Median 10-year earnings $42,659.
Ten years after entry, the median Community College of Rhode Island student earns $42,659 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Only 26% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $10,920, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.26 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 26% — below national average
Academics
Only 26% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. Retention is weak: only 59% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 44% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 11,455 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $6,475 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $6,213 at $0–30k, $8,152 at $110k+. About 76% get grants averaging $4,568, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 12% 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 · 2,260 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 | $6,213 |
| $30–48k | $6,299 |
| $48–75k | $6,825 |
| $75–110k | $6,965 |
| $110k+ | $8,152 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,424 of these 11,455 students, totalling $7,699,429 — an average of $5,407 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Kent 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)