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Dabney S Lancaster Community College Data & Information Overview

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This overview covers the essential stats on Dabney S Lancaster Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you’ll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

How Well Is Dabney S Lancaster Community College Ranked?

Registered Nursing Highest Ranked Major
#1,109 Best for the Money in Nation

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

DSLCC was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into DSLCC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Dabney S Lancaster Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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Dabney S Lancaster Community College Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
26% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Dabney S Lancaster Community College is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  26 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Dabney S Lancaster Community College

59% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Dabney S Lancaster Community College this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  59 out of 100
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100

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Dabney S Lancaster Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

363 Full-Time Undergraduates
13.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
62.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,075 undergraduates at DSLCC with 363 being full-time and 712 being part-time.

How Much Does Dabney S Lancaster Community College Cost?

$6,272 Net Price
10% Take Out Loans
$15,932 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of DSLCC is $6,272. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for DSLCC

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$4,288$5,965$8,101$10,987$10,016

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of DSLCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At DSLCC, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $3,983 a year. That adds up to $15,932 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do DSLCC Graduates Make?

$34,293 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from DSLCC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $34,293 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 30% less that the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Dabney S Lancaster Community College

Virginia State
363 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Dabney S Lancaster Community College is a public institution located in Clifton Forge, Virginia. DSLCC is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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Contact details for DSLCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address:1000 College Drive, Clifton Forge, VA 24422-1000
Phone:540-863-2800
Website:www.mgcc.edu/

Dabney S Lancaster Community College Majors

23 Majors With Completions
662 Undergraduate Degrees
662 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 23 majors graduated from Dabney S Lancaster Community College. Of these students, 662 received undergraduate degrees and 662 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies159NA
Nursing50NA
Electronics Maintenance & Repair26NA
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers24NA
Allied Health Professions17NA
Natural Resources Conservation16NA
Human Development & Family Studies7NA
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants7NA
Culinary Arts6NA
Precision Metal Working6NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Dabney S Lancaster Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at DSLCC

46% Take At Least One Class Online
11% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 432 students took at least one online class at Dabney S Lancaster Community College. This is a decrease from the 458 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-2023432104
2021-2022458140
2020-2021652234
2018-201940497

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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