Guilford Technical
Community College
Public Community College in Jamestown, NC. Six-year graduation rate 31%. Median 10-year earnings $33,934.
Ten-year median earnings of $33,934 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 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 $14,901.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.6 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 31% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 31% graduate within six years. First-year retention is 64% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. 14% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 49% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 8,178 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,819 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $13,645 at $0–30k against $20,353 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 62% get grants averaging $4,724, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 32% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 900 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 | $13,645 |
| $30–48k | $14,393 |
| $48–75k | $16,385 |
| $75–110k | $18,819 |
| $110k+ | $20,353 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,585 of these 8,178 students, totalling $15,815,016 — an average of $6,118 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Guilford 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)