Wytheville Community College
Public Community College in Wytheville, VA. Six-year graduation rate 47%. Median 10-year earnings $34,303.
Ten-year median earnings of $34,303 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Six-year completion sits at 47%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $7,500, 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 0.22 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is middling: 47% finish inside six years. Retention of 73% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 46% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 23:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,229 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $5,331 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 — $3,647 at $0–30k versus $11,715 at $110k+. 83% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,668 — common but not automatic. 5% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 281 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 | $3,647 |
| $30–48k | $4,328 |
| $48–75k | $5,405 |
| $75–110k | $8,706 |
| $110k+ | $11,715 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 56 of these 1,229 students, totalling $340,455 — an average of $6,080 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Wythe 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)