East Georgia
State College
Public Community College in Swainsboro, GA. Six-year graduation rate 27%. Median 10-year earnings $37,174.
Students who entered East Georgia State College reach a median of $37,174 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 27% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $11,750, 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 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 27% — below national average
Academics
Only 27% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. Retention of 61% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. 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. 43% of students transfer out, which reframes what the graduation rate above is measuring. A 23:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,368 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $9,480 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $8,278 at $0–30k, $15,214 at $110k+. About 79% get grants averaging $5,991, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 33% 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 · 471 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 | $8,278 |
| $30–48k | $8,516 |
| $48–75k | $10,720 |
| $75–110k | $13,788 |
| $110k+ | $15,214 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 449 of these 1,368 students, totalling $2,085,768 — an average of $4,645 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Emanuel 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)