Palau Community College
Public Community College in Koror, PW. Six-year graduation rate 27%. Median 10-year earnings $29,898.
Ten-year median earnings of $29,898 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 27% graduate within six years.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ! Graduation rate 27% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 27% graduate within six years. First-year retention is 72% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. 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. Retention drops to 60% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 384 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $3,501 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $2,690 at $0–30k against $2,029 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 84% of students at an average of $5,504.
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 · 93 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 | $2,690 |
| $30–48k | $2,831 |
| $48–75k | $3,945 |
| $75–110k | $2,029 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)