Edison State
Community College
Public Community College in Piqua, OH. Six-year graduation rate 38%. Median 10-year earnings $41,360.
Ten-year median earnings of $41,360 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Only 38% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates carry a median of $16,250 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 38% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Transfer-out runs to 17% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. At 23:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. 4,548 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,318 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $6,141 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $6,708 at $0–30k against $12,146 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 72% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,111 — common but not automatic. 20% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 204 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 | $6,708 |
| $30–48k | $8,925 |
| $48–75k | $8,674 |
| $75–110k | $6,342 |
| $110k+ | $12,146 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 269 of these 1,318 students, totalling $1,394,279 — an average of $5,183 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Miami 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)