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Moore College of Technology
Private Community College in Memphis, TN. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $32,194.
Ten-year median earnings of $32,194 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 50% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
50% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Just 55% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Retention drops to 42% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. The 12:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 459 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $15,336 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $48–75k bands is narrow ($15,026 versus $13,276), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 65% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,340 — common but not automatic.
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 · 110 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 | $15,026 |
| $30–48k | $14,155 |
| $48–75k | $13,276 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Shelby 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)