Cosumnes River College
Public Community College in Sacramento, CA. Six-year graduation rate 40%. Median 10-year earnings $42,446.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $42,446 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 40% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $10,722, 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 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 40% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 74% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. 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. The part-time picture is harder: 42% return, against 74% full-time. A 29:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 13,527 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $8,043 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $5,045 at $0–30k against $11,911 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 68% of students at an average of $3,169. Only 3% 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 · 1,341 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 | $5,045 |
| $30–48k | $4,487 |
| $48–75k | $7,193 |
| $75–110k | $9,760 |
| $110k+ | $11,911 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 383 of these 13,527 students, totalling $2,757,408 — an average of $7,199 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sacramento 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)