10-yr median earnings
$49,063
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester Community College
Manchester Community College is a public institution in Manchester, 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.
- $14,143
- Avg net price / yr
- $49,063
- 10-yr median earnings
- 39.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Manchester Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 30%
- former-student earnings, US
- 39.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +27%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Manchester 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: Mixed Transfer/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
51/100
Manchester 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-
$49,063
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,143
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
39.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$15,060
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
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
$14,143
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
39.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 39.1%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Manchester 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 Manchester 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.
Manchester Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$49,063 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 | Manchester Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $49,063 | #1552 of 5103 | 70th |
| Average net price | $14,143 | #1919 of 5020 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 39.1% | #3714 of 4858 | 24th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,587 | #1694 of 5462 | 69th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,587
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
39.1%
150%-time completion
$49,063
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Manchester 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 | Manchester Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $49,063 | #15 of 24 | 38th |
| Average net price | $14,143 | #8 of 26 | 69th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 39.1% | #19 of 25 | 24th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,587 | #8 of 27 | 70th |
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 | - |
| 15 | Manchester Community CollegeThis school | $49,063 | $14,143 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Manchester Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$11,338 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,860 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$20,311 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$20,703 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Manchester Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $7,090 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,340 |
| Average Net Price | $14,143 |
25.0%
Pell Grant Rate
26.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$15,060
Median Debt
$160/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Manchester Community College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $13,846 to $15,892 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -3.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$13,846
Highest year
$15,892
Most recent (2023)
$13,846
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,3152023 · $13,846
Over the same years, enrollment went -34.3% (2,450 → 1,610 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
57.8%
Female
42.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$38,656
Median Earnings (6yr)
63.4%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 39.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $38,656 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $49,063 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 63.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $15,060 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $160/mo |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
Nearby Schools
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH
443 students
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Manchester, NH
1,157 students
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
163,164 students
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
2,087 students
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett
Hooksett, NH
306 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Manchester Community College? ▼
Manchester Community College is a public institution in Manchester, New Hampshire. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,587 students.
How much do Manchester Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Manchester Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $49,063 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,656.
How much does Manchester Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Manchester Community College is $14,143. In-state tuition is $7,090 and out-of-state tuition is $15,340. Median student debt at graduation is $15,060.
What is the graduation rate at Manchester Community College? ▼
Manchester Community College has a 39.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Manchester Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Manchester Community College is $15,060, while former students earn a median of $49,063 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 31% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $160.
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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