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Casper College

Casper, WY788 online only

Casper College is a public community college in Casper, WY, with about 2,612 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,612
plus 788 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,593
tuition and fees $4,470; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
43%
lower than at 76% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$40,935
higher than at 50% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Casper College

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Casper College. Nearby ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $9,534, about $101 a month over ten years. That’s 3.4% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Long, cold winters

January nights in Casper average 15°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. Living in Casper ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
43%
within 3 years · Pell students 33%
Come back for year two
66%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$40,935
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$9,534
about $101 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$101 a month against about $2,976 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

52%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 63% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$46k
Higher incomeover $75k
$42k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Casper College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Casper College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $15,256 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $10,770

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,470Room & board $8,582Books & supplies $2,100

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,593.

Tuition and fees are $4,470 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$9,771

About $19,542 over 2 years · 36% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 30%Liberal arts 12%Agriculture 7%Business 7%Mechanic & repair 7%Public safety 6%Everything else 32%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities79 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$38k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing53 graduates a year · typical debt $8,955
$74k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions33 graduates a year · typical debt $13,474
$69k4 yrs out
Psychology, General28 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Business and Management26 graduates a year
—not reported
Fire Protection26 graduates a year
—not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General21 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations19 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

2,204 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 77%Hispanic 9%Black 2%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 3%

Women and men

Women 64%Men 36%
13 : 1
students per teacher
24%
get Pell grants (lower income)
13%
take federal loans
29%
undergrads 25 or older
38%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Casper

6% of Casper’s 58,771 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Casper pages.

Casper →
$1,009/momedian rent · about the state median$311Ktypical home valueC−Safety Grade15° / 89°January low / July high · 82" of snowBHealth GradeAll colleges in and near CasperCompare prices, admissions and outcomes

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.