West Shore Community College
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.8-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.
Of 35 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 8.6%
- No Data32 · 91.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Action history · 2
- Jan 2026Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Aug 2016Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 515 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $306K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 120 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (4.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at West Shore Community College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
West Shore Community College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions West Shore Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWest Shore Community College | 27% | — | 1,120 | $1,527 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,183 | $8,918 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,769 | $8,062 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,467 | $8,493 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,156 | $4,162 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,227 | $9,674 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 27% | — | 1,325 | $8,278 |
Institutions like West Shore Community College
Explore the federal data for institutions in West Shore Community College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeMichigan
Glen Oaks Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,183Net price$8,918View data - Community CollegeOhio
Zane State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,769Net price$8,062View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Sauk Valley Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,467Net price$8,493View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Shawnee Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,156Net price$4,162View data - Community CollegeOhio
Southern State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,227Net price$9,674View data
West Shore Community College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Its primary purpose is to facilitate the collection, analysis, and interpretation of institutional data that supports the College’s planning and decision-making.
Visit IR office page- Kathi DoanDirector of Institutional Research
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