South Plains College
Public Community College in Levelland, TX. Six-year graduation rate 29%. Median 10-year earnings $41,276.
Students who entered South Plains College reach a median of $41,276 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Only 29% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $10,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 29% — below national average
Academics
Only 29% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. Just 53% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The part-time picture is harder: 29% return, against 53% full-time. 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 6,124 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $6,494 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Income makes less difference than usual: $5,394 at $0–30k, $13,314 at $110k+. About 68% get grants averaging $8,547, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Only 21% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
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 · 1,043 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 | $5,394 |
| $30–48k | $5,369 |
| $48–75k | $8,721 |
| $75–110k | $12,059 |
| $110k+ | $13,314 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,290 of these 6,124 students, totalling $7,199,571 — an average of $5,581 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hockley 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)