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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.

  • Nashua Community College
  • River Valley Community College

What stands out

River Valley Community College has the lower average net price, Nashua Community College reports the higher graduation rate, Nashua Community College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Nashua 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.

Nashua Community College compared with River Valley Community College
MetricNashua Community CollegeNashua, NHPublic · 2-yearHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earningsRiver Valley Community CollegeClaremont, NHPublic · 2-yearLowest net price
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$23,154$14,804lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$29,014$23,244
In-state tuition$7,140$6,940
Out-of-state tuition$15,390$15,190
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.34%highest27%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$11,000lowest$16,226
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$46,164highest$44,700
Campus
Undergraduates1,135608

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.