Johnson County
Community College
Public Community College in Overland Park, KS. Six-year graduation rate 31%. Median 10-year earnings $45,387.
Ten years after entry, the median Johnson County Community College student earns $45,387 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 31% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $8,750 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.19 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — 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 72% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. 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. 20% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Retention drops to 53% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 10,634 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,535 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($12,403 versus $19,363), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is limited — 40% of students receive any. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 12% 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 · 1,340 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 | $12,403 |
| $30–48k | $13,057 |
| $48–75k | $15,386 |
| $75–110k | $17,514 |
| $110k+ | $19,363 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,297 of these 10,634 students, totalling $5,617,558 — an average of $4,331 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Johnson 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)