Greenfield Community College
Public Community College in Greenfield, MA. Six-year graduation rate 31%. Median 10-year earnings $37,132.
Students who entered Greenfield Community College reach a median of $37,132 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 31% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $8,307.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 31% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 31% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention is 63% — 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. A 21% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. The 10:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,232 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $7,859 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $7,311 at $0–30k against $13,984 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 61% get grants averaging $5,434, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 9% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 100 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 | $7,311 |
| $30–48k | $6,550 |
| $48–75k | $7,306 |
| $75–110k | $8,818 |
| $110k+ | $13,984 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 107 of these 1,232 students, totalling $473,376 — an average of $4,424 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Franklin 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)