Central Community College
Grand Island, Nebraska · Website
$39,429
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,429
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Central Community College is a public 2-year college in Grand Island, Nebraska with 3,353 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $7,024 a year (tuition and fees $3,360 in-state, $4,800 out-of-state). 48% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $39,429 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,992 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,024
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$3,360
Out-of-state $4,800
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
48%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$7,992
About $85 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,429
Rank 2,786 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $7,024
- Tuition in-state
- $3,360
- Tuition out-of-state
- $4,800
- Cost of attendance
- $14,128
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.7%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,609
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,217
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,027
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,208
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $11,829
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,820 in 2015-16 to $3,360 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 3,353
- Part-time students
- 49%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 54
- Endowment
- $23.1M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,786 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,024 | $16,590 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,360 | $9,310 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 79% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 55% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,992 | $19,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,158 | $40,857 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,429 | $48,110 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
54 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 343 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 333 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 254 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 194 | $6,455 | $26,198 | $43,441 | $44,125 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 173 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,984 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 94 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,930 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 91 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 76 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,118 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 73 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 72 | $7,000 | $33,898 | $44,113 | $48,733 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 68 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,365 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | $5,500 | $46,758 | $52,559 | $58,424 |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 50 | $4,950 | $39,409 | $55,682 | $56,451 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | $71,440 | $56,073 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 46 | $9,000 | $64,945 | $72,463 | $80,813 |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,895 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Central Community College cost?
$7,024 a year is the average net price at Central Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,360 for in-state students and $4,800 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,128. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,609 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Central Community College?
Central Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Central Community College graduates earn?
$39,429 a year is the median pay of former Central Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,158 after 6 years). That ranks 2,786 of 5,094 US colleges and 26 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $64,945.
How much student debt do Central Community College graduates have?
$7,992 is the median federal student loan debt of Central Community College graduates, about $85 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.7% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Central Community College?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Central Community College finish within 3 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Central Community College?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (343 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (333 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (254 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 54 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.