Northern Marianas College
Public Community College in Saipan, MP. Six-year graduation rate 41%. Median 10-year earnings $27,836.
Ten-year median earnings of $27,836 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Six-year completion sits at 41%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
41% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 73% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four 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. A 16% 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: 50% return, against 73% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,236 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $3,850 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $2,383 at $0–30k against $4,014 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 80% get grants averaging $6,400, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price.
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 · 260 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 | $2,383 |
| $30–48k | $1,982 |
| $48–75k | $4,702 |
| $75–110k | $6,429 |
| $110k+ | $4,014 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)