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Paul D Camp Community College

Franklin, Virginia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·pdc.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
Total enrollment
1,219
peer median 2,535
Avg net price
$5,666
+$71 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

27.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
15%

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 29 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
29
Passing
2
6.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

29programs
  • Passing2 · 6.9%
  • No Data27 · 93.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
27

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.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+25.8%
$45,255 vs $35,969
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+137.2%
$85,315 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
14%
$6,500 debt · $45,255 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$8,600 debt · $85,315 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 1973Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 9

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. 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
  5. Sep 2019Renewal 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$3,804
$30–48k$4,099
$48–75k$6,456
$75–110k$10,879
$110k+$11,678

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

Avg net price
$5,666
vs Community College median $5,596
Federal loans
6.0%
In-state tuition
$4,868
Out-of-state
$10,871

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 415 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $390K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
415
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,799,439 total
Direct Loans
$390K
119 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$131K
48 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$208K
66 loan awards
Parent PLUS$50K
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 116 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (7.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.7%
+5.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
116
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
25.8%
2017
20.9%
2018
16.9%
2019
7.7%
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 Paul D Camp Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs25
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

168 total completions
01Liberal Arts
11769.6%
02Health Professions
2716.1%
03Family/Consumer Sci
84.8%
04Engineering Tech
74.2%
05Business
63.6%
06Security/Protective
31.8%
07Computer Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,219
12-mo unduplicated
1,650
Undergraduate
1,650
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%613
Women
63%1,037

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
47.4%
White
42.3%
Hispanic
4.1%
Two or more
2.5%
Unknown
1.8%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Non-resident
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
68
54 M · 14 W
Women athletes
20.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$297K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$8K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
40 M ·
$189K
Basketball
14 M ·
$64K
Softball
· 14 W
$35K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,188 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
    Drugs10
    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
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    19

    Paul D Camp Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Paul D Camp 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
    SubjectPaul D Camp Community College
    36%1,219$5,666Community College
    Mountain Gateway Community College
    989$6,307Community College
    Wytheville Community College
    2,107$4,037Community College
    Rappahannock Community College
    2,962$5,310Community College
    Southside Virginia Community College
    3,306$6,194Community College
    Central Virginia Community College
    3,481$5,525Community College
    Peer group median36%2,535$5,596

    Frequently asked questions about Paul D Camp Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Paul D Camp Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Paul D Camp Community College?

    Paul D Camp Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Paul D Camp Community College?

    Paul D Camp Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,219 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Paul D Camp Community College?

    The average net price at Paul D Camp Community College is $5,666 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Paul D Camp Community College located?

    Paul D Camp Community College is located in Franklin, Virginia 23851.

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