York County
Community College
Public Community College in Wells, ME. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $44,873.
Students who entered York County Community College land at a median of $44,873 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 34% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $8,861 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.20 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. Retention is weak: only 57% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 17% 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. The part-time picture is harder: 37% return, against 57% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,055 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $7,659 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($3,948 versus $3,091), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 87% receive grants worth $4,215 on average. 10% 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 · 250 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 | $3,948 |
| $30–48k | $6,217 |
| $48–75k | $8,506 |
| $75–110k | $9,732 |
| $110k+ | $3,091 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 107 of these 1,055 students, totalling $680,754 — an average of $6,362 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (York 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)