Gavilan College
Public Community College in Gilroy, CA. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $47,169.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $47,169 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 43%, meaning about three in five students who start do not finish.
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
Six-year completion sits at 43%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 69% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 39% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The 27:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,410 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $8,753 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $5,507 at $0–30k, $11,091 at $110k+. 60% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,421 — common but not automatic.
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 · 539 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 | $5,507 |
| $30–48k | $5,759 |
| $48–75k | $7,716 |
| $75–110k | $10,512 |
| $110k+ | $11,091 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 12 of these 4,410 students, totalling $75,875 — an average of $6,323 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Santa Clara 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)