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Laramie County Community College

Cheyenne, Wyoming · Fringe rural

#2 for grad earnings in Wyoming#3 best value in Wyoming
19%
Transfer rate
$7,287
Avg net price
38%
Grad / completion
$44,783
Median earnings

Laramie County Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Cheyenne, Wyoming (fringe rural setting), enrolling 2,799 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,799 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division ICold wintersSnowy

About Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming. At a celebration on July 4, 1867, Grenville M. Dodge of the Union Pacific Railroad announced the selection of a townsite for its mountain region headquarters adjacent to the bridge the railroad planned to build across Crow Creek in the Territory of Dakota. Cheyenne Frontier Days, which is held over ten days centered around the last full week in July, is known as the largest outdoor rodeo and western festival in the world. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
95 miles to Denver, CO
To Great Lakes shore
741 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field (CYS)

How Laramie County Community College compares

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 24% · #8 of 10 in Wyoming

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,783

Higher than 83% · #2 of 9 in Wyoming

Average net price$7,287

Cheaper than 81% · #3 cheapest of 10 in Wyoming

Median debt at graduation$11,000

Lower than 36%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment2,799

Larger than 85%

Percentiles compare Laramie County Community College 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 Wyoming.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

2,799undergrads
  • Women1,70761%
  • Men1,09239%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Black2.1%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial17%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,799
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
27%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
25%
Median family income
$30,398
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$72,612
Endowment
$40,891,849

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 734 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Wyoming79%
  • Other U.S. states21%

Most first-years stay in state — Laramie County Community College draws overwhelmingly from Wyoming.

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
$4,613
Out-of-state tuition
$10,913
Room & board
$10,150
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$13,504
Average net price
$7,287

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
38%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,656
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,783
Median debt at graduation
$11,000
Students with federal loans
18%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
52%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
38%
Low-income (Pell)
20%
First-generation
20%

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
625
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
22%
Housing charge (year)
$5,344
Meal plan (year)
$3,760
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
160 (84 men · 76 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 (5)

Soccer57
Rodeo39
Basketball24
Other Sports24
Volleyball16

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (4,193 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.

2.0reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.0
Fondling
0.3
Robbery
0.3
Burglary
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
$5,873
$30–48k
$5,979
$48–75k
$7,330
$75–110k
$10,067
$110k+
$12,133

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.

56%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,814
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 56% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,814. 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 499 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)
$44,783
Typical debt at graduation
$11,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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
$41,552
Men
$49,094

Men out-earn women by $7,542 (18%) 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
83°F
Winter low
18°F
Annual rain
16″
Annual snow
65.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.32.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cheyenne Wfo, WY US station (3.6 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.