George Stone
Technical College
Public Community College in Pensacola, FL. Six-year graduation rate 36%. Median 10-year earnings $35,234.
Ten-year median earnings of $35,234 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 36% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 36% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 71% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. 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. Retention drops to 43% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. The student-faculty ratio is 21:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 798 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $4,096 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Only 47% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price.
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 · 615 students
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Escambia County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)