Neosho County
Community College
Public Community College in Chanute, KS. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $45,966.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $45,966 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is the weak point: 34% graduate within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $8,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.18 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 34% graduate within six years. Just 56% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 25% 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. A 11:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 852 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $10,804 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: $8,273 at $0–30k, $14,111 at $110k+. 73% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,897 — common but not automatic. 17% 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 · 225 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 | $8,273 |
| $30–48k | $8,960 |
| $48–75k | $10,018 |
| $75–110k | $13,675 |
| $110k+ | $14,111 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 145 of these 852 students, totalling $678,426 — an average of $4,679 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Neosho 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)