unitid 153445 · Waterloo, IA · public 2-year · rural (fringe)
Hawkeye Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 6,506
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,626
56th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
21st pctl among public 2-years
completion
43%
finish within 150% time
66th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$14,901
49th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$9,649
after aid, aided students
67th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,849
after entry, Title IV students
77th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$12,000
78th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,443 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k26%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k21%
- 75-110k21%
- 110k+14%
- Median family income
- $37,546
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,525
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 228 | $43,743 | $14,209 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 52 | $55,933 | $7,874 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 43 | — | $19,600 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 33 | $51,252 | $12,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 31 | $28,339 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 29 | $63,114 | $26,983 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | 28 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 26 | $54,434 | $11,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 24 | $43,405 | $20,716 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 21 | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 19 | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 19 | $40,504 | $13,125 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.