Northeast Iowa
Community College
Public Community College in Calmar, IA. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $41,306.
Students who entered Northeast Iowa Community College reach a median of $41,306 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 51% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. 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 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 1.0 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
Completion is middling: 51% finish inside six years. Retention of 62% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 51% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 15:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,747 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $10,915 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($9,137 versus $16,353), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 85% of students receive it, averaging $4,814. About 37% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 318 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 | $9,137 |
| $30–48k | $8,176 |
| $48–75k | $12,225 |
| $75–110k | $15,390 |
| $110k+ | $16,353 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 646 of these 1,747 students, totalling $3,362,775 — an average of $5,206 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Winneshiek 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)