How much does Eastern Gateway Community College really cost?
A clear guide to the real cost: net price by income, tuition, scholarships and financial aid.
Eastern Gateway Community College is a public two-year institution in Steubenville, OH. A family earning under $30,000 pays $3,559 a year on average after grants and aid (IPEDS 2022–23 net price). About 31 % complete their program within 150% of normal time (IPEDS graduation rate).
What Eastern Gateway Community College really costs, by family income
Admission, cost and graduation: three facts and three steps
- Admission: Eastern Gateway Community College has open admission per IPEDS (IPEDS 2023 admit rate). BCA guidance: review requirements and deadlines, and build a balanced list of options (safety, match and reach).
- Cost: A family earning under $30,000 pays $3,559 a year on average after grants and aid (IPEDS 2022–23 net price). BCA guidance: file the FAFSA on time and compare the net price of several options before deciding.
- Graduation: About 31 % complete their program within 150% of normal time (IPEDS graduation rate). BCA guidance: confirm the funding covers every year of the program and check your major's graduation rate, not just the overall one.
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The plan: what to do by grade level
9th–10th grade
Build the base: finish high school with a solid GPA and study habits, and explore programs or certificates that lead to a job or a transfer.
11th grade
Strategy: Eastern Gateway Community College has open admission per IPEDS (IPEDS 2023 admit rate). Review the programs and their requirements, prepare the FAFSA and look for local and state scholarships.
12th grade
Execution: apply, submit the FAFSA, complete orientation and placement tests if required, and compare the cost of the whole program.
If already applied
Understand the aid letter, compare the real net price and confirm funding for the whole program; confirm the path: certificate, associate degree o transfer to a four-year university. Fact: About 31 % complete their program within 150% of normal time (IPEDS graduation rate).
Sticker and net price
IPEDS publishes no annual cost of attendance for this institution: in IC2023_AY these components are flagged as not applicable: on-campus room and board, other on-campus expenses.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a low-income family pay on average at Eastern Gateway Community College?
A family earning under $30,000 pays $3,559 a year on average after grants and aid (IPEDS 2022–23 net price). Compare that net price with other options.
Are there Latino students at Eastern Gateway Community College?
About 15 % of its students are Hispanic or Latino (total enrollment, fall 2023).
Do students finish at Eastern Gateway Community College?
About 31 % complete their program within 150% of normal time (IPEDS graduation rate).
Does this aid apply to mixed-status families or students without an SSN?
It depends on the institution and the state. Ask the institution's financial aid office and the state's student aid agency directly.
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For families with high school students
Sources & methodology
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education / NCES (net price by income, admissions, cost, graduation, demographics).
- The institution's official net price calculator.
- Net price: IPEDS 2022-23 (SFA2223)
- Graduation: IPEDS 2017 cohort, 150% of time (GR2023)
- Pell Grant: IPEDS 2022-23 (SFA2223)
- Demographics: IPEDS fall 2023 (EF2023A)
Data definitions
- Admit rate
- Open admission: the institution reports to IPEDS that it admits every applicant who meets minimum requirements (IC2023, OPENADMP = Yes); IPEDS publishes no ADM2023 rate for it.
- Graduation rate
- Share of the adjusted cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates who completed their program within 150% of normal time (IPEDS GR2023, L4GR150).
- Hispanic or Latino students
- Share of total enrollment reported as Hispanic or Latino (IPEDS EF2023A, fall 2023).
- Pell Grant
- Share of undergraduates awarded a Pell Grant, the federal grant for low-income students (IPEDS SFA2223, 2022–23).
- Net price by family income
- Average paid, after grants and aid, by full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates awarded Title IV federal aid who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate (IPEDS SFA2223, 2022–23, NPIS4x2).
- Average net price (all incomes)
- Average paid, after grants and aid, by full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates paying in-state or in-district tuition who were awarded grant or scholarship aid from the federal government, state or local government, or the institution (IPEDS SFA2223, 2022–23, NPIST2).