Mitchell Community College
Public Community College in Statesville, NC. Six-year graduation rate 28%. Median 10-year earnings $33,298.
Students who entered Mitchell Community College reach a median of $33,298 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 28% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ! Mobility score 0.5 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 28% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 28% graduate within six years. First-year retention is 61% — 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. A 19% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. Retention drops to 49% 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 1,692 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $8,639 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $5,287 at $0–30k against $10,056 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 73% of students at an average of $8,968.
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 · 189 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 | $5,287 |
| $30–48k | $5,495 |
| $48–75k | $8,805 |
| $75–110k | $10,056 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Iredell 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)