Solano Community College
Public Community College in Fairfield, CA. Six-year graduation rate 36%. Median 10-year earnings $44,170.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $44,170 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 36% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $12,000.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 36% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. The 27:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. 8,868 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,688 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $7,102 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($3,624 versus $6,228), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid reaches 63% of students at an average of $3,501. 2% 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 · 838 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 | $3,624 |
| $30–48k | $3,465 |
| $48–75k | $5,904 |
| $75–110k | $8,594 |
| $110k+ | $6,228 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 144 of these 7,688 students, totalling $1,174,261 — an average of $8,155 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Solano 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)