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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Great Basin College
  • Truckee Meadows Community College

What stands out

Truckee Meadows Community College has the lower average net price, Great Basin College reports the higher graduation rate, Truckee Meadows Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Truckee Meadows Community College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Great Basin College compared with Truckee Meadows Community College
MetricGreat Basin CollegeElko, NVPublic · Less than 2-yearHighest graduation rateTruckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, NVPublic · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceLowest median debtHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$8,471$8,312lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$12,947$15,247
In-state tuition$3,923$3,352
Out-of-state tuition$13,883$12,018
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.46%highest30%
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.59%Not reported
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$15,750$11,000lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$39,289$44,573highest
Campus
Undergraduates1,9007,681

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.