10-yr median earnings
$46,164
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Nashua, New Hampshire
Nashua Community College
Nashua Community College is a public institution in Nashua, 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.
- $23,154
- Avg net price / yr
- $46,164
- 10-yr median earnings
- 33.6%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Nashua Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 36%
- former-student earnings, US
- 33.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Nashua 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
D
College Value Score
45/100
Nashua 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 C+
$46,164
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,154
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
33.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$11,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C+
66.7%
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
$23,154
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
33.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 33.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Nashua 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 Nashua 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.
Nashua Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,164 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 | Nashua Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,164 | #1858 of 5103 | 64th |
| Average net price | $23,154 | #3670 of 5020 | 27th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.6% | #4058 of 4858 | 16th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,135 | #2058 of 5462 | 62nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,135
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
33.6%
150%-time completion
$46,164
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Nashua 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 | Nashua Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,164 | #18 of 24 | 25th |
| Average net price | $23,154 | #16 of 26 | 38th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 33.6% | #20 of 25 | 20th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,135 | #12 of 27 | 56th |
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 | - |
| 18 | Nashua Community CollegeThis school | $46,164 | $23,154 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Nashua Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$21,030 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$27,225 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$28,677 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$28,492 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Nashua Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $7,140 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,390 |
| Average Net Price | $23,154 |
24.0%
Pell Grant Rate
20.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,000
Median Debt
$117/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Nashua Community College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $10,143 to $15,636 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +5.8%, 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
$10,143
Highest year
$15,636
Most recent (2023)
$15,026
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,2042023 · $15,026
Over the same years, enrollment went -48.7% (2,026 → 1,039 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
54.8%
Female
40.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$39,161
Median Earnings (6yr)
58.4%
Earning Over $25K
66.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 33.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,161 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,164 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 58.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 66.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $117/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 18 | $90,973 | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 17 | $57,870 | $10,549 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 36 | $45,696 | $12,300 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | 6 | - | $11,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 32 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Nashua Community College? ▼
Nashua Community College is a public institution in Nashua, New Hampshire. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,135 students.
How much do Nashua Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Nashua Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,164 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,161.
How much does Nashua Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Nashua Community College is $23,154. In-state tuition is $7,140 and out-of-state tuition is $15,390. Median student debt at graduation is $11,000.
What is the graduation rate at Nashua Community College? ▼
Nashua Community College has a 33.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Nashua Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Nashua Community College is $11,000, while former students earn a median of $46,164 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 24% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 66.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $117.
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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