Renton Technical College
Public Community College in Renton, WA. Six-year graduation rate 46%. Median 10-year earnings $49,782.
Students who entered Renton Technical College land at a median of $49,782 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 46%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates leave owing a median of $7,920 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.16 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.5% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 46%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. A 19:1 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. 3,060 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,539 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $9,656 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $7,034 at the $0–30k band to $16,335 at $110k+. About 69% get grants averaging $7,877, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 6% 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 · 277 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 | $7,034 |
| $30–48k | $8,137 |
| $48–75k | $9,790 |
| $75–110k | $13,861 |
| $110k+ | $16,335 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 92 of these 1,539 students, totalling $582,342 — an average of $6,330 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (King 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)