Public · Community college

Community College of Beaver County

Monaca, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

28%
Transfer rate: $6,937
Avg net price: 12%
Grad / completion: $45,090
Median earnings

Community College of Beaver County is a public associate-granting institution in Monaca, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,247 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,247 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IICold winters

About Monaca, Pennsylvania

Monaca is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. It is located 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 22 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
To Great Lakes shore: 90 miles
Nearest airport: 12 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub

How Community College of Beaver County compares

#62 · Community Colleges with the Best Transfer Rates

Graduation rate12%

Higher than 2% · #149 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention54%

Higher than 14%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,090

Higher than 83% · #48 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$6,937

Cheaper than 82% · #11 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$14,923

Lower than 14%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment1,247

Larger than 75%

Percentiles compare Community College of Beaver County with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women70156%
Men54644%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White79%
Black7.6%
Hispanic5.3%
Asian0.9%
Other or multiracial7.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,247
Student–faculty ratio: 17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 28%
First-generation students: 40%
Students over 25: 17%
Median family income: $30,724
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $53,955
Endowment: $2,430,949

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $7,500
Out-of-state tuition: $20,700
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $600
Total cost of attendance: $12,556
Average net price: $6,937

Outcomes

Graduated: 12%
First-year retention: 54%
Transferred to another college: 28%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $38,184
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $45,090
Median debt at graduation: $14,923
Students with federal loans: 20%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 41%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

12%

Low-income (Pell)

23%

First-generation

25%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes: 36 (22 men · 14 women)

Varsity sports (3)

Basketball18

Volleyball12

Other Sports6

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$4,392

$30–48k

$5,476

$48–75k

$7,098

$75–110k

$10,463

$110k+

$12,204

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,242

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,242. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 231 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $45,090
Typical debt at graduation: $14,923
Debt vs. one year's pay: 33%
Out-earn a HS grad: 51%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$38,921

Men

$56,349

Men out-earn women by $17,428 (45%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 82°F
Winter low: 21°F
Annual rain: 40.7″
Annual snow: 19.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Montgomery L&D, PA US station (4.2 mi from campus).

What Community College of Beaver County graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

68 grads$63k 1 yr$64k 5 yr$28k debt

68$63,237$63,660$27,500 Air TransportationAssoc.

45 grads$45k 1 yr$91k 5 yr$13k debt

45$45,028$91,170$13,000 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

25 grads— 1 yr$42k 5 yr$13k debt

25—$41,995$13,000 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

22 grads$26k 1 yr$34k 5 yr$15k debt

22$26,455$33,593$14,551 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

12 grads$36k 1 yr— 5 yr$18k debt

12$36,099—$18,437 Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

7——$14,324 Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

7 grads$76k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7$75,949——Social WorkAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.