Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$27,643
$28,787
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$16,900
$18,576
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Big Bend Community College
Peninsula College
Under $30,000
$15,795
$17,378
$30,000–$48,000
$16,098
$17,541
$48,000–$75,000
$16,152
$16,681
$75,000–$110,000
$20,027
$24,442
Over $110,000
$26,707
$28,086
After you start
Measure
Big Bend Community College
Peninsula College
Undergrads
1,272
1,263
Graduate within 6 years
37%
41%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$45,128
$41,574
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
$13,951
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. How we get our numbers