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Camp Community College
Public Community College in Franklin, VA. Six-year graduation rate 36%. Median 10-year earnings $36,031.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,031, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate is 36% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $6,880, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.19 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 36% graduate within six years. Retention is weak: only 58% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Retention drops to 28% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 16:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 605 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $4,144 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $2,709 at $0–30k against $8,881 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 69% of students at an average of $5,580. 12% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 114 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 | $2,709 |
| $30–48k | $3,072 |
| $48–75k | $5,513 |
| $75–110k | $5,336 |
| $110k+ | $8,881 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 72 of these 605 students, totalling $343,300 — an average of $4,768 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Franklin City) — 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)