Wenatchee Valley College
Public Community College in Wenatchee, WA. Six-year graduation rate 43%. Median 10-year earnings $41,127.
Students who entered Wenatchee Valley College reach a median of $41,127 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 43%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $10,332.
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 0.7% — below national benchmark
Academics
43% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. At 14:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. With 2,819 undergraduates, the school sits in the middle of the size distribution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,762 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,103 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. The income table below is the number that matters — $7,094 at $0–30k versus $18,726 at $110k+. 69% of students receive grant aid, averaging $9,115 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 7% of students.
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 · 397 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 | $7,094 |
| $30–48k | $10,336 |
| $48–75k | $10,806 |
| $75–110k | $12,534 |
| $110k+ | $18,726 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 116 of these 1,762 students, totalling $749,693 — an average of $6,463 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Chelan County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning (Significantly out of compliance - fiscal and administrative capacity); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)