Wor-Wic Community College
Public Community College in Salisbury, MD. Six-year graduation rate 27%. Median 10-year earnings $36,748.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,748, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Only 27% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $7,828, a light load against those earnings. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 2.1% 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 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 27% — below national average
Academics
Only 27% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. First-year retention is 66% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. A 27% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. Retention drops to 53% 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 2,047 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $8,401 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,265 at $0–30k against $15,190 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 67% get grants averaging $4,040, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 21% 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 · 173 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 | $8,265 |
| $30–48k | $9,360 |
| $48–75k | $9,750 |
| $75–110k | $10,911 |
| $110k+ | $15,190 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 420 of these 2,047 students, totalling $1,582,435 — an average of $3,768 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Wicomico 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)