Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$28,630
$27,295
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$20,424
$18,821
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Pierce College District
Green River College
Under $30,000
$18,449
$16,837
$30,000–$48,000
$18,870
$16,763
$48,000–$75,000
$19,997
$18,599
$75,000–$110,000
$23,464
$21,340
Over $110,000
$27,945
$26,963
After you start
Measure
Pierce College District
Green River College
Undergrads
5,313
4,965
Graduate within 6 years
31%
41%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$52,562
$54,621
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
$11,543
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