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Lakes Region Community College

Laconia, New Hampshire·Public, 2-year·New England·lrcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
—
Total enrollment
735
peer median 935
Avg net price
$13,124
+$766 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
46%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

9.2pp gap
Pell recipients
40%12 of 30
Non-Pell (all)
49%30 of 61
Subsidized loan, no Pell
62%16 of 26
No Federal Aid
40%14 of 35

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 37 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 37 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
37
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

37programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data37 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
37

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 2003Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 4

  1. Sep 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education
  3. Jan 2017Initial Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Apr 2009Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,270
$30–48k$17,404
$48–75k—
$75–110k$21,171
$110k+$20,947

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

Avg net price
$13,124
+$766vs Community College median $12,359
Federal loans
27.5%
In-state tuition
$6,720
Out-of-state
$14,970

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 252 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $882K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
252
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,077,972 total
Direct Loans
$882K
234 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
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’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$396K
119 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$465K
113 loan awards
Parent PLUS$20K
2 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 304 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.6%
-0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
304
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.9%
2017
14.7%
2018
11.0%
2019
1.6%
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 LRCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs22
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

110 total completions
01Security/Protective
2119.1%
02Liberal Arts
1816.4%
03Health Professions
1816.4%
04Business
1412.7%
05Personal/Culinary
1311.8%
06Mechanic
1210.9%
07Education
54.5%
08Visual/Performing Arts
54.5%
09Computer Sciences
32.7%
10Engineering Tech
10.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
735
12-mo unduplicated
2,255
Undergraduate
2,255
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%997
Women
56%1,258

Race / ethnicity composition

White
75.7%
Unknown
10.6%
Hispanic
6.9%
Two or more
3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.5%
Asian
1.2%
Black
1.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 695 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs01
    Liquor01

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    24

    LRCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions LRCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectLakes Region Community College
    		46%—735$13,124Community College
    River Valley Community College
    		——677$14,804Community College
    White Mountains Community College
    		——577$15,474Community College
    Helena College University of Montana
    		——1,554$11,593Community College
    Morgan Community College
    		——1,626$9,266Community College
    Salem Community College
    		——1,135$10,816Community College
    Peer group median46%—935$12,359

    Institutions like LRCC

    Explore the federal data for institutions in LRCC's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Lakes Region Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LRCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Lakes Region Community College?

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

    How many students attend Lakes Region Community College?

    Lakes Region Community College reports a total enrollment of 735 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Lakes Region Community College?

    The average net price at Lakes Region Community College is $13,124 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Lakes Region Community College located?

    Lakes Region Community College is located in Laconia, New Hampshire 03246.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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