Orion Technical College
For-profit College in Davenport, IA. Six-year graduation rate 81%. Median 10-year earnings $37,008.
Ten-year median earnings of $37,008 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate of 81% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.26 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 81% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
81% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. The 6:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Being a for-profit four-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. The undergraduate body is just 73, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 73 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $27,001 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $26,117 at $0–30k, $30,641 at $110k+. 40% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. 42% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 13 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 | $26,117 |
| $30–48k | $20,741 |
| $48–75k | $24,431 |
| $75–110k | $24,170 |
| $110k+ | $30,641 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 31 of these 73 students, totalling $238,351 — an average of $7,689 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Scott 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)