$35,386
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Gaston College is a public 2-year college in Dallas, North Carolina. Former students earn a median $35,386 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition in-state
$3,186
Out-of-state $9,330
Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$35,386
Rank 3,410 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition in-state
- $3,186
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,330
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 $2,562 in 2015-16 to $3,186 in 2024-25.
Admission and students
- Highest degree
- none
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 3,410 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $14,086 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,186 | $6,906 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 75% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 48% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 72% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $20,000 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,988 | $31,569 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $35,386 | $36,048 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Dallas and North Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in North Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in North Carolina
Questions and answers
How much do Gaston College graduates earn?
$35,386 a year is the median pay of former Gaston College students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,988 after 6 years). That ranks 3,410 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 147 in North Carolina.
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.