10-yr median earnings
$51,182
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Laconia, New Hampshire
Lakes Region Community College
Lakes Region Community College is a public institution in Laconia, New Hampshire. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $13,124
- Avg net price / yr
- $51,182
- 10-yr median earnings
- 44.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Lakes Region Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 27%
- former-student earnings, US
- 44.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +38%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Lakes Region Community College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
56/100
Lakes Region Community College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B
$51,182
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$13,124
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
44.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$18,525
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
73.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$13,124
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
44.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 44.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Lakes Region Community College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Lakes Region Community College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Lakes Region Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$51,182 Top 27% higher than 73% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Lakes Region Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $51,182 | #1389 of 5103 | 73rd |
| Average net price | $13,124 | #1734 of 5020 | 65th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 44.5% | #3344 of 4858 | 31st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 482 | #2892 of 5462 | 47th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
482
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
44.5%
150%-time completion
$51,182
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Lakes Region Community College ranks in New Hampshire
State rank among 24 reporting New Hampshire colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Lakes Region Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $51,182 | #13 of 24 | 46th |
| Average net price | $13,124 | #6 of 26 | 77th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 44.5% | #17 of 25 | 32nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 482 | #17 of 27 | 37th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Hampshire
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth College | $97,434 | $29,519 |
| 2 | Saint Anselm College | $73,371 | $34,779 |
| 3 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | $66,479 | $23,805 |
| 4 | University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online | $66,479 | $10,864 |
| 5 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | $66,479 | $9,992 |
| 6 | University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law | $66,479 | - |
| 7 | Plymouth State University | $57,304 | $19,216 |
| 8 | Keene State College | $54,368 | $17,887 |
| 9 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | $53,565 | $18,489 |
| 10 | Franklin Pierce University | $53,353 | $27,154 |
| 11 | Rivier University | $52,248 | $28,082 |
| 12 | Antioch University-New England | $51,541 | - |
| 13 | Lakes Region Community CollegeThis school | $51,182 | $13,124 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Lakes Region Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$12,270 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$17,404 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$20,947 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Lakes Region Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,720 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $14,970 |
| Average Net Price | $13,124 |
26.9%
Pell Grant Rate
27.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$18,525
Median Debt
$196/mo
Monthly Payment
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +26.2%.
Between 2013 and 2023, Lakes Region Community College's published in-state tuition went from $6,962 to $6,720 (-3.5%), but average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort after grant aid, went from $15,531 to $19,607. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
-3.5%
$6,962 → $6,720
Average net price
+26.2%
$15,531 → $19,607
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $15,5312023 · $19,607
Over the same years, enrollment went -52.2% (1,032 → 493 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
49.6%
Female
42.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$37,104
Median Earnings (6yr)
65.1%
Earning Over $25K
73.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 44.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $37,104 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $51,182 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 65.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 73.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $18,525 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $196/mo |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Lakes Region Community College? ▼
Lakes Region Community College is a public institution in Laconia, New Hampshire. Undergraduate enrollment is 482 students.
How much do Lakes Region Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Lakes Region Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $51,182 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $37,104.
How much does Lakes Region Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Lakes Region Community College is $13,124. In-state tuition is $6,720 and out-of-state tuition is $14,970. Median student debt at graduation is $18,525.
What is the graduation rate at Lakes Region Community College? ▼
Lakes Region Community College has a 44.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Lakes Region Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Lakes Region Community College is $18,525, while former students earn a median of $51,182 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 36% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 73.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $196.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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