Public · Community college

Feather River Community College District

Quincy, California · Remote rural

21%
Transfer rate
$10,800
Avg net price
35%
Grad / completion
$38,142
Median earnings

Feather River Community College District is a public associate-granting institution in Quincy, California (remote rural setting), enrolling 1,828 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,828 undergradsRemote ruralCCCAACold winters

About Quincy, California

Quincy is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Plumas County, California, United States. Before the settlers arrived in the area during the 1850s, it was inhabited by the Maidu tribe because of the American Valley's source of water, fertile soil and favorable weather conditions. Quincy started as a Gold Rush town, associated with the former Elizabethtown, California. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
68 miles to Reno, NV
To the ocean
130 miles
Nearest airport
62 miles to Truckee Tahoe (TKF)

How Feather River Community College District compares

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 19% · #332 of 382 in California

First-year retention60%

Higher than 23%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,142

Higher than 60% · #182 of 326 in California

Average net price$10,800

Cheaper than 67% · #99 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$10,750

Lower than 37%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment1,828

Larger than 81%

Percentiles compare Feather River Community College District 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 California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,828undergrads
  • Women97553%
  • Men85347%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White32%
  • Black9.1%
  • Hispanic42%
  • Asian3.9%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,828
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
16%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
57%
Median family income
$24,226
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$92,610
Endowment
$210,304

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 261 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From California77%
  • Other U.S. states23%

Most first-years stay in state — Feather River Community College District draws overwhelmingly from California.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$1,465
Out-of-state tuition
$10,435
Room & board
$13,078
Books & supplies
$1,062
Total cost of attendance
$20,385
Average net price
$10,800

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
35%
Graduated on time (4 years)
17%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,495
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,142
Median debt at graduation
$10,750
Students with federal loans
6%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
26%

About 18% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
17%
Low-income (Pell)
25%
First-generation
27%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
219
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
12%
Housing charge (year)
$5,950
Application fee
Free
Athletics
CCCAA
Varsity athletes
265 (167 men · 98 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Football80
Soccer42
Rodeo40
Baseball39
Softball19
Volleyball17
Beach Volleyball17
Basketball11

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

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,055 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$8,995
$30–48k
$9,599
$48–75k
$13,963
$75–110k
$8,826
$110k+
$19,090

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$66,697

$13,963/year × about 4.8 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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.

3%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,263
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 3% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,263. 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 144 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)
$38,142
Typical debt at graduation
$10,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
40%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 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
$34,850
Men
$39,269

Men out-earn women by $4,419 (13%) 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
89°F
Winter low
25°F
Annual rain
41.7″
Annual snow
28.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.97.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Quincy, CA US station (1.8 mi from campus).

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.