New River
Community College
Public Community College in Dublin, VA. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $40,025.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $40,025, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 50%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates leave owing a median of $9,000 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 50%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 68% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. Retention drops to 54% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 33:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,917 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $6,993 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $4,883 at $0–30k against $12,263 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 74% of students at an average of $5,506. 7% 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 · 459 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 | $4,883 |
| $30–48k | $5,363 |
| $48–75k | $7,993 |
| $75–110k | $9,931 |
| $110k+ | $12,263 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 132 of these 1,917 students, totalling $667,161 — an average of $5,054 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pulaski 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)