Rappahannock Community College
Public Community College in Glenns, VA. Six-year graduation rate 45%. Median 10-year earnings $36,121.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,121, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 45%, 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
Six-year completion sits at 45%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 65% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The part-time picture is harder: 55% return, against 65% full-time. A 22:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,318 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $6,265 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($2,915 versus $7,760), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 72% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,583 — common but not automatic.
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 · 143 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 | $2,915 |
| $30–48k | $4,568 |
| $48–75k | $5,630 |
| $75–110k | $7,760 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Gloucester 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)