American Samoa Community College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for American Samoa Community College

American Samoa Community College operates as a public institution located in Pago Pago, American Samoa (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 839 students of which 1,401 are undergraduates. 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. American Samoa Community College is categorized as “14” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $3,386, with published in-state tuition of $5,300 and a Pell grant recipient share of 73.2%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 40.3%. Graduates earn a median of $30,087 ten years after enrolling, compared with $24,164 six years post-enrollment, and 23.5% 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.