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Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, IA · 499 undergraduates · 37% receive Pell Grants
PublicMainly associate degrees

About average. It ranks 265 of 812 two-year colleges on student outcomes, with an overall score of 55.8 out of 100.

Is it affordable?
About average
Average net price $12,300 a year after grants. Typical for similar colleges: $9,953.
Will most students finish?
About half
40% graduate within 8 years. Typical for similar colleges: 36%.
Is it worth the price?
Likely
Graduates owe a typical $8,844 against earnings of $43,267, a ratio of 0.20. Under 0.4 is comfortable; over 0.7 is heavy.

These three answers are rules of thumb from the numbers below, not advice for any one student or major.

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Would you choose it again? That is the first question the rating form asks.

Why it is good

  • Debt is manageable: graduates owe a typical $8,844 in federal loans against earnings of $43,267.

Why it is bad

Nothing stands out as clearly worse than similar colleges.

The numbers

What these figures measure

Graduation rate: share of all students, full-time or part-time, who finish within 8 years. Return for year 2: share of first-time, full-time students who come back for a second year. Earnings: median pay about 10 years after starting, for students who received federal aid. Debt: median federal loan debt among those who finish. Net price: average yearly cost after grants and scholarships. All from the U.S. Education Department College Scorecard, institution file dated November 2, 2026.

Graduation rate
40%
Better than 62% of similar colleges. Typical: 36%
Return for year 2
64%
Better than 49% of similar colleges. Typical: 64%
Earnings after 10 years
$43,267
Better than 38% of similar colleges. Typical: $45,146
Debt at graduation
$8,844
Better than 79% of similar colleges. Typical: $12,000
Net price per year
$12,300
Better than 39% of similar colleges. Typical: $9,953
Published tuition
$5,664
Out of state: $6,672

Programs and early earnings

Associate degrees: largest programs

Certificates and diplomas: largest programs

FieldGraduates a yearEarnings, 2 yrs afterDebt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants10n/a$7,660

Earnings are the median pay two years after completing, for graduates who were working and not enrolled again. The federal government hides figures for small programs, shown as n/a. Fields are broad groups, so a college may offer several majors inside one.

Students and reviews

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