Generations College
Private Community College in Chicago, IL. Six-year graduation rate 11%. Median 10-year earnings $34,706.
Students who entered Generations College reach a median of $34,706 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 11% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $25,250, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
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
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.73 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 11% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 11% graduate within six years. Retention is weak: only 26% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in four leave after one year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Transfer-out runs to 13% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. A 26:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 317 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $18,644 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $18,723 at $0–30k against $25,660 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 89% of students receive it, averaging $3,701. Only 23% 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 · 23 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 | $18,723 |
| $30–48k | $19,710 |
| $48–75k | $19,122 |
| $75–110k | $25,660 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 72 of these 317 students, totalling $284,926 — an average of $3,957 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cook 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)