Normandale Community College
Public Community College in Bloomington, MN. Six-year graduation rate 27%. Median 10-year earnings $50,207.
Students who entered Normandale Community College land at a median of $50,207 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 27% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $12,000.
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
- ! Graduation rate 27% — below national average
Academics
Only 27% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. 62% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. 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. 28% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 50% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,040 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $12,789 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($11,011 versus $18,510), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 59% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,895 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 18% 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 · 879 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 | $11,011 |
| $30–48k | $11,745 |
| $48–75k | $12,815 |
| $75–110k | $15,643 |
| $110k+ | $18,510 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,077 of these 6,040 students, totalling $7,497,693 — an average of $6,962 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hennepin 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)