Gaston College
Dallas, North Carolina
Gaston College is a public institution in Dallas, North Carolina, according to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.. Graduates earn a median of $35,386 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid data. This profile includes admissions data, graduation rates, program-level earnings, and cost breakdowns to help students compare colleges using official federal data.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Gaston College
Gaston College operates as a public institution located in Dallas, North Carolina. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Carnegie classification data is unavailable for this institution.
Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. Net price data is not yet reported, with published in-state tuition of $3,186.
Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable. Graduates earn a median of $35,386 ten years after enrolling, compared with $31,988 six years post-enrollment, and 38.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.
Quick Facts
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $3,186 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $9,330 |
Net Price by Family Income
Outcomes
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024-25 academic year. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Primary: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Data reflects most recent available year.
Institutional characteristics: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) institutional characteristics file.
Earnings: Median earnings 6 and 10 years after enrollment, from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal student aid data.
Program data: Credential-level earnings from the College Scorecard Field of Study dataset.
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All federal data sources used on this page
- NCES IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) — enrollment, completions, finance, faculty for every U.S. college. nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- College Scorecard — U.S. Dept of Education outcomes data — earnings, debt, completion. collegescorecard.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) — K-12 → college transition data. nces.ed.gov/ccd
- NSC StudentTracker — enrollment and completion outcomes by institution. nscresearchcenter.org
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections — occupation outlook by education level. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS — educational attainment + degree population. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Earnings data sourced from IRS records via the U.S. Treasury–Department of Education matching used by the College Scorecard.