Hidden Costs of Community Colleges Web Tool
Nearly $4 billion was spent by federal, state, and local governments over five years on full-time community college students who dropped out after their first year without completing their certificate or degree programs, according to the new report, “The Hidden Costs of Community Colleges”, from AIR and College Measures.
Using U.S. Department of Education data, we have analyzed full-time students who didn’t return for a second year, while adjusting figures to account for students who transferred to four-year institutions. The cost of dropouts would be higher if part-time students and other government funding, such as direct federal support and capital expenditures, were included in the analysis.
With states and localities spending far more than the federal government on community colleges, and nearly every state facing serious budget shortfalls, the cost of community college dropouts to state taxpayers is especially troubling.
Below, you can use our interactive web tool to see how much has been spent in taxpayer dollars to educate these non-returning community college students, both at the state and institution level. In addition to the community colleges reviewed in the report, private for-profit and private not-for-profit institutions are shown below. To access the full report, please click here.
Vrginia
Estimated First-Year Attrition  |
|
15% |
Rank: 14 |
| Statewide Cost of Attrition |
|
$15,658,196 |
Rank: 19 |
| Two-Year Institution | Estimated First-Year Attrition |
State Appropriations Lost |
Student Grants Lost |
Cost of First Year Attrition |
| Advanced Technology Institute | 14% |
$0 |
$54,555 |
$54,555 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chesapeake | 30% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Blue Ridge Community College | 16% |
$374,576 |
$130,129 |
$504,705 |
| Bryant and Stratton College-Richmond | 16% |
$0 |
$1,413 |
$1,413 |
| Central Virginia Community College | 16% |
$305,793 |
$118,479 |
$424,272 |
| Centura College | 33% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Centura College | 32% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Dabney S Lancaster Community College | 16% |
$194,309 |
$71,675 |
$265,984 |
| Danville Community College | 15% |
$297,151 |
$145,440 |
$442,592 |
| Eastern Shore Community College | 14% |
$111,018 |
$40,582 |
$151,600 |
| ECPI College of Technology | 21% |
$0 |
$110,694 |
$110,694 |
| ECPI Technical College | 12% |
$0 |
$1,670 |
$1,670 |
| ECPI Technical College | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Everest College-Arlington | 20% |
$0 |
$88,313 |
$88,313 |
| Everest College-McLean | 22% |
$0 |
$39,343 |
$39,343 |
| Germanna Community College | 16% |
$369,152 |
$85,021 |
$454,173 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Richmond | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Springfield | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | 16% |
$565,953 |
$186,616 |
$752,569 |
| John Tyler Community College | 16% |
$431,018 |
$159,235 |
$590,252 |
| Lord Fairfax Community College | 16% |
$403,616 |
$92,740 |
$496,356 |
| MedSpa Careers Institute | 26% |
$0 |
$34,463 |
$34,463 |
| Miller-Motte Technical College | 22% |
$0 |
$10,609 |
$10,609 |
| Mountain Empire Community College | 18% |
$408,087 |
$245,615 |
$653,703 |
| New River Community College | 17% |
$315,301 |
$147,775 |
$463,076 |
| Northern Virginia Community College | 12% |
$1,715,358 |
$443,805 |
$2,159,163 |
| Patrick Henry Community College | 14% |
$213,765 |
$137,668 |
$351,432 |
| Paul D Camp Community College | 19% |
$215,036 |
$66,581 |
$281,617 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College | 15% |
$234,763 |
$78,150 |
$312,913 |
| Rappahannock Community College | 16% |
$205,045 |
$77,872 |
$282,917 |
| Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary | 21% |
$585,160 |
$184,546 |
$769,706 |
| Sanford-Brown College | 18% |
$0 |
$7,456 |
$7,456 |
| Southside Virginia Community College | 15% |
$345,523 |
$229,672 |
$575,194 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | 13% |
$321,187 |
$171,561 |
$492,748 |
| TESST College of Technology-Alexandria | 0% |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
| Thomas Nelson Community College | 18% |
$598,790 |
$252,690 |
$851,480 |
| Tidewater Community College | 14% |
$1,617,128 |
$776,941 |
$2,394,070 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College | 18% |
$303,287 |
$148,921 |
$452,208 |
| Virginia Western Community College | 17% |
$552,363 |
$215,985 |
$768,349 |
| Wytheville Community College | 13% |
$259,218 |
$159,384 |
$418,602 |