Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$28,787
$27,643
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$18,576
$16,900
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Peninsula College
Big Bend Community College
Under $30,000
$17,378
$15,795
$30,000–$48,000
$17,541
$16,098
$48,000–$75,000
$16,681
$16,152
$75,000–$110,000
$24,442
$20,027
Over $110,000
$28,086
$26,707
After you start
Measure
Peninsula College
Big Bend Community College
Undergrads
1,263
1,272
Graduate within 6 years
41%
37%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$41,574
$45,128
Median debt at graduation
$13,951
$12,000
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