Western Iowa
Tech Community College
Public Community College in Sioux City, IA. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $40,473.
Students who entered Western Iowa Tech Community College reach a median of $40,473 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 50%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $11,000, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 50%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention of 64% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The part-time picture is harder: 52% return, against 64% full-time. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,588 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $9,061 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $7,662 at $0–30k against $12,955 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 72% get grants averaging $5,153, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 34% 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 · 589 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 | $7,662 |
| $30–48k | $7,636 |
| $48–75k | $8,887 |
| $75–110k | $10,033 |
| $110k+ | $12,955 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 873 of these 2,588 students, totalling $4,576,169 — an average of $5,242 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Woodbury 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)