Frontier Community College
Public Community College in Fairfield, IL. Six-year graduation rate 53%.
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 53%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 68% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. The 37% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. Retention drops to 47% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Average net price is $11,350 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 — $8,501 at $0–30k against $13,294 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 96% receive grants worth $6,248 on average. Only 1% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
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 | $8,501 |
| $30–48k | $8,190 |
| $48–75k | $12,485 |
| $75–110k | $13,861 |
| $110k+ | $13,294 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Wayne 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)