Victoria College
Public Community College in Victoria, TX. Six-year graduation rate 29%. Median 10-year earnings $42,382.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $42,382 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 29% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,500 — modest by four-year standards. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 3.1% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
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
A six-year graduation rate of 29% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. First-year retention is 60% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. 26% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Retention drops to 50% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,388 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $3,784 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($2,144 versus $5,188), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 63% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,053 — common but not automatic. Only 10% 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 · 309 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 | $2,144 |
| $30–48k | $4,101 |
| $48–75k | $4,165 |
| $75–110k | $5,188 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 229 of these 2,388 students, totalling $1,105,210 — an average of $4,826 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Victoria 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)