Danville Community College
Public Community College in Danville, VA. Six-year graduation rate 39%. Median 10-year earnings $31,664.
Ten-year median earnings of $31,664 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 39% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $9,000, 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 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 39% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention of 65% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 40% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 22:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,371 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $6,838 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $5,343 at $0–30k against $12,898 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 80% of students at an average of $5,790. Only 7% 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 · 252 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 | $5,343 |
| $30–48k | $6,752 |
| $48–75k | $7,687 |
| $75–110k | $10,633 |
| $110k+ | $12,898 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 99 of these 1,371 students, totalling $544,666 — an average of $5,502 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Danville City) — 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)