Stautzenberger College-Rockford
Career College
For-profit Community College in Rockford, IL. Six-year graduation rate 66%. Median 10-year earnings $34,104.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $34,104, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 66% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Graduates leave owing a median of $14,302 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 66% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention is 74% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 26:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. The undergraduate body is just 733, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 733 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $21,442 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $20,472 at $0–30k against $25,487 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 82% of students at an average of $9,375. 87% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 211 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 | $20,472 |
| $30–48k | $21,613 |
| $48–75k | $22,651 |
| $75–110k | $22,424 |
| $110k+ | $25,487 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 636 of these 733 students, totalling $5,739,393 — an average of $9,024 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Winnebago County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026