Lakes Region
Community College
Public Community College in Laconia, NH. Six-year graduation rate 46%. Median 10-year earnings $51,182.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $51,182 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 46%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $18,525, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
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
Academics
Completion is middling: 46% finish inside six years. 56% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. 17% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 45% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 486 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $15,160 annually once grants are applied. The income table below is the number that matters — $12,270 at $0–30k versus $20,947 at $110k+. About 60% get grants averaging $7,489, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 39% 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 · 95 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 | $12,270 |
| $30–48k | $17,404 |
| $48–75k | $22,877 |
| $75–110k | $21,171 |
| $110k+ | $20,947 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 191 of these 486 students, totalling $1,139,909 — an average of $5,968 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Belknap 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)