Pasco-Hernando State College
Public Community College in New Port Richey, FL. Six-year graduation rate 41%. Median 10-year earnings $39,903.
Students who entered Pasco-Hernando State College reach a median of $39,903 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 41%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $9,535, a light load against those earnings. It also moves people — 2.1% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
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
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 41%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. 21% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 22:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. The undergraduate population is 9,449 — big enough for a real range of programs, small enough to navigate.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,933 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $6,064 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $3,533 at $0–30k against $10,754 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 49% of students receive any. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 10% 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 · 1,286 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 | $3,533 |
| $30–48k | $4,265 |
| $48–75k | $5,860 |
| $75–110k | $8,878 |
| $110k+ | $10,754 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 702 of these 6,933 students, totalling $7,886,129 — an average of $11,234 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pasco 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)