Labette Community College
Public Community College in Parsons, KS. Six-year graduation rate 24%. Median 10-year earnings $37,818.
Ten-year median earnings of $37,818 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 24% graduate within six years. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,500 — 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 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 24% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 24% 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. With 32% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 38% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 766 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $7,674 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $4,578 at $0–30k, $11,507 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 80% of students at an average of $4,933. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 16% 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 · 188 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 | $4,578 |
| $30–48k | $3,927 |
| $48–75k | $7,168 |
| $75–110k | $8,737 |
| $110k+ | $11,507 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 122 of these 766 students, totalling $656,332 — an average of $5,380 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Labette 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)