Grays Harbor College
Public Community College in Aberdeen, WA. Six-year graduation rate 39%. Median 10-year earnings $40,865.
Ten-year median earnings of $40,865 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 40% graduate within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $11,075.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 40% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. At 14:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 1,663 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,058 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $9,640 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $2,988 at the $0–30k band to $15,073 at $110k+. Most students get help: 85% receive grants worth $8,767 on average. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 7% of students.
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 · 197 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 | $2,988 |
| $30–48k | $2,129 |
| $48–75k | $6,781 |
| $75–110k | $8,318 |
| $110k+ | $15,073 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 72 of these 1,058 students, totalling $463,317 — an average of $6,435 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Grays Harbor 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)