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Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, Virginia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·germanna.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
Total enrollment
8,544
peer median 6,658
Avg net price
$6,239
-$1.2k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
46%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%
Non-Pell
33%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 38 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
5
13.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing5 · 13.2%
  • No Data33 · 86.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
4
No data
33

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+20.0%
$43,146 vs $35,969
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+26.6%
$45,541 vs $35,969
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+81.7%
$65,361 vs $35,969
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+129.2%
$82,447 vs $35,969
Engineering General
Associate Degree · Engineering
+142.7%
$87,284 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$9,250 debt · $45,541 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$9,069 debt · $45,085 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$12,037 debt · $82,447 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$9,000 debt · $68,946 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1972Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 20

  1. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,585
$30–48k$5,408
$48–75k$7,350
$75–110k$9,517
$110k+$12,271

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,239
-$1,157vs Community College median $7,397
Federal loans
4.1%
In-state tuition
$5,066
Out-of-state
$11,069

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,997 students received $13.2M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,997
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$13.2M
$13,152,821 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
535 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$593K
185 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.4M
345 loan awards
Parent PLUS$21K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 460 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
460
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.9%
2017
10.3%
2018
8.9%
2019
1.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Germanna Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,182 total completions
01Liberal Arts
78266.2%
02Health Professions
17514.8%
03Computer Sciences
1159.7%
04Engineering
393.3%
05Business
393.3%
06Family/Consumer Sci
171.4%
07Security/Protective
141.2%
08Engineering Tech
10.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
8,544
12-mo unduplicated
10,987
Undergraduate
10,987
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%4,174
Women
62%6,813

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.4%
Black
18.7%
Hispanic
17.8%
Two or more
6.5%
Asian
4.3%
Unknown
3.1%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.13
1 offenses · 7,688 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.13Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
1

By location

1total
  • Non-campus1

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
24.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
111

Germanna Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Germanna Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectGermanna Community College
46%8,544$6,239Community College
Blue Ridge Community College
3,790$8,755Community College
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
8,412$5,719Community College
Patrick & Henry Community College
1,908$3,430Community College
Northern Virginia Community College
56,457$8,554Community College
Catawba Valley Community College
4,904$9,415Community College
Peer group median46%6,658$7,397

Frequently asked questions about Germanna Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Germanna Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Germanna Community College?

Germanna Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Germanna Community College?

Germanna Community College reports a total enrollment of 8,544 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Germanna Community College?

The average net price at Germanna Community College is $6,239 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Germanna Community College located?

Germanna Community College is located in Locust Grove, Virginia 22508-2102.

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