Mott Community College
Public Community College in Flint, MI. Six-year graduation rate 32%. Median 10-year earnings $32,538.
Ten-year median earnings of $32,538 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Only 32% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $13,000, a light load against those earnings.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 32% — below national average
Academics
Only 32% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. First-year retention is 60% — 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 14% 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. The part-time picture is harder: 47% return, against 60% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 5,216 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $6,271 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The income table below is the number that matters — $3,748 at $0–30k versus $12,083 at $110k+. About 77% get grants averaging $8,189, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 32% 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 · 708 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 | $3,748 |
| $30–48k | $4,954 |
| $48–75k | $7,088 |
| $75–110k | $9,921 |
| $110k+ | $12,083 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,656 of these 5,216 students, totalling $6,251,680 — an average of $3,775 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Genesee 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)