Brookdale Community College

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$11,231Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific

Completion rate29.4%150% of expected time · pooled

Median earnings$50,402working, not enrolled · 4 years after

Median graduate debt$12,000completers · suppressed below n=30

Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$50,402

Median earnings 5 years after completion$50,836

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income band	Average net price
$0–30,000	$9,052
$30,001–48,000	$9,276
$48,001–75,000	$11,633
$75,001–110,000	$13,997
$110,001+	$17,851

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion29.4%less-than-four-year institution · 150% time

Retention69.5%less-than-four-year institution · first-time, full-time

Pell recipients24.1%share of undergraduates

Federal loan share7.2%share of undergraduates

Borrower progress / paidNot reportedundergraduate completers · 4 years

Borrower cohort828federal loan borrowers

Undergraduates7,901IPEDS enrollment field

Admission rateNot reportedsuppressed below n=30

04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$12,000

657 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

7 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · 142 working graduates$94,122 earnings · $19,366 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · 287 working graduates$53,328 earnings · $10,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · 142 working graduates$49,932 earnings · $9,721 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree · 85 working graduates$48,587 earnings · $13,000 debt →Education, GeneralAssociate's Degree · 126 working graduates$45,867 earnings · $8,750 debt →Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree · 275 working graduates$44,277 earnings · $9,500 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 215 working graduates$38,816 earnings · $8,500 debt →