Spokane Community College
Public Community College in Spokane, WA. Six-year graduation rate 33%. Median 10-year earnings $41,984.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $41,984, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Completion is the weak point: 33% graduate within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $13,501.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 33% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 33% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate population is 6,286 — 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 4,114 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $6,132 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $4,012 at the $0–30k band to $12,950 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 67% of students at an average of $8,178. 32% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 902 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 | $4,012 |
| $30–48k | $4,327 |
| $48–75k | $5,928 |
| $75–110k | $10,391 |
| $110k+ | $12,950 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,326 of these 4,114 students, totalling $8,699,373 — an average of $6,561 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Spokane 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)