Red Rocks
Community College
Public Community College in Lakewood, CO. Six-year graduation rate 32%. Median 10-year earnings $46,288.
Ten years after entry, the median Red Rocks Community College student earns $46,288 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Completion is the weak point: 32% graduate within six years. Median debt at graduation is $9,500, 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 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 32% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 32% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 14% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. At 28:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate population is 7,282 — 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 4,281 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $8,478 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $5,901 at the $0–30k band to $18,064 at $110k+. 38% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 16% 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 · 529 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 | $5,901 |
| $30–48k | $6,797 |
| $48–75k | $10,061 |
| $75–110k | $14,489 |
| $110k+ | $18,064 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 665 of these 4,281 students, totalling $2,551,445 — an average of $3,837 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Jefferson 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)