Lemoore College
Public Community College in Lemoore, CA. Six-year graduation rate 49%. Median 10-year earnings $40,292.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $40,292, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 49% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 49%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention of 74% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. 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. The part-time picture is harder: 42% return, against 74% full-time. At 30:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,223 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $13,083 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: $9,598 at $0–30k, $17,100 at $110k+. About 77% get grants averaging $7,009, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 1% 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 · 423 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 | $9,598 |
| $30–48k | $9,982 |
| $48–75k | $11,382 |
| $75–110k | $17,781 |
| $110k+ | $17,100 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 41 of these 3,223 students, totalling $260,336 — an average of $6,350 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Kings 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)