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Associate's Degree•90 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($35,516)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,290 - $37,102)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($35,516)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,290 - $37,102)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($35,516)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,290 - $37,102)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Cochise County Community College District
Sierra Vista
AZ
-
Nat: $36,074
$7,684
/yr
-
-$0
Arkansas State University Mid-South
West Memphis
AR
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,172
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock
AR
-
Nat: $36,074
$11,354
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$19,542
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$9,873
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,852
/yr
-
-$0
Cosumnes River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$3,676
/yr
-
-$0
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,891
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$17,769
/yr
-
-$0
Laney College
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$9,315
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach City College
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$1,192
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Moorpark College
Moorpark
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
-
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$8,198
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$1,850
/yr
-
-$0
Oxnard College
Oxnard
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
-
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena City College
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$16,993
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$2,451
/yr
-
-$0
College of San Mateo
San Mateo
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
-
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$1,693
/yr
-
-$0
Solano Community College
Fairfield
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$2,905
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley City College
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $36,074
$1,987
/yr
-
-$0
Aims Community College
Greeley
CO
-
Nat: $36,074
$2,470
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs
CO
-
Nat: $36,074
$8,218
/yr
-
-$0
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo
CO
-
Nat: $36,074
$10,810
/yr
-
-$0
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,311
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
Dover
DE
-
Nat: $36,074
$8,401
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $36,074
$4,092
/yr
-
-$0
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach
FL
-
Nat: $36,074
$4,419
/yr
-
-$0
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford
FL
-
Nat: $36,074
$3,904
/yr
-
-$0
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $36,074
$7,250
/yr
-
-$0
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,165
/yr
-
-$0
College of Lake County
Grayslake
IL
-
Nat: $36,074
$7,280
/yr
-
-$0
Mattoon
IL
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,445
/yr
-
-$0
Godfrey
IL
-
Nat: $36,074
$4,998
/yr
-
-$0
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights
IL
-
Nat: $36,074
$4,220
/yr
-
-$0
Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa
IA
-
Nat: $36,074
$11,505
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
IA
-
Nat: $36,074
$12,725
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa Lakes Community College
Estherville
IA
-
Nat: $36,074
$10,553
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Maryland
La Plata
MD
-
Nat: $36,074
$7,620
/yr
-
-$0
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
MN
-
Nat: $36,074
$16,180
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester
MN
-
Nat: $36,074
$18,037
/yr
-
-$0
Ridgewater College
Willmar
MN
-
Nat: $36,074
$17,043
/yr
-
-$0
Itawamba Community College
Fulton
MS
-
Nat: $36,074
$2,729
/yr
-
-$0
Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing
NJ
-
Nat: $36,074
$11,791
/yr
-
-$0
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $36,074
$1,844
/yr
-
-$0
New Mexico State University-Grants
Grants
NM
-
Nat: $36,074
$1,813
/yr
-
-$0
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $36,074
$6,313
/yr
-
-$0
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
NY
-
Nat: $36,074
$13,117
/yr
-
-$0
Sullivan County Community College
Loch Sheldrake
NY
-
Nat: $36,074
$1,800
/yr
-
-$0
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden
NY
-
Nat: $36,074
$13,637
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $36,074
$24,917
/yr
-
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
Batavia
OH
-
Nat: $36,074
$11,449
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,245
/yr
-
-$0
Mt Hood Community College
Gresham
OR
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,233
/yr
-
-$0
Butler County Community College
Butler
PA
-
Nat: $36,074
$7,540
/yr
-
-$0
Harcum College
Bryn Mawr
PA
-
Nat: $36,074
$23,680
/yr
-
-$0
Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke
PA
-
Nat: $36,074
$10,437
/yr
-
-$0
Alvin Community College
Alvin
TX
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,533
/yr
-
-$0
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi
TX
-
Nat: $36,074
$5,439
/yr
-
-$0
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands
TX
-
Nat: $36,074
$15,874
/yr
-
-$0
South Plains College
Levelland
TX
-
Nat: $36,074
$8,697
/yr
-
-$0
Tyler Junior College
Tyler
TX
-
Nat: $36,074
$7,080
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Vermont
Montpelier
VT
-
Nat: $36,074
$9,952
/yr
-
-$0
Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland
WI
-
Nat: $36,074
$16,446
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $36,074
$11,615
/yr
-
-$0
Central Wyoming College
Riverton
WY
-
Nat: $36,074
$12,055
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne
WY
-
Nat: $36,074
$8,602
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Alto College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $36,074
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Johnstown
PA
-
Nat: $36,074
$6,279
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
San Antonio
TX
$37,871
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$5,010
/yr
-
-$83k
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
$37,248
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$2,445
/yr
-
-$84k
Southern Maine Community College
South Portland
ME
$38,045
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$11,277
/yr
-
-$93k
Hillsborough College
Tampa
FL
$36,536
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$3,594
/yr
-
-$94k
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
$37,102
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$9,195
/yr
-
-$98k
Parkland College
Champaign
IL
$36,353
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$5,553
/yr
-
-$99k
Orange County Community College
Middletown
NY
$35,373
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$7,121
/yr
-
-$112k
SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton
NY
$35,516
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$10,036
/yr
-
-$116k
El Paso Community College
El Paso
TX
$33,290
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$6,869
/yr
-
-$133k
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo
IA
$34,419
Nat: $36,074
4yr Post-Grad
$15,128
/yr
-
-$137k
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa
OK
$30,409
Nat: $36,074
2yr Post-Grad
$15,452
/yr
-
-$166k
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
$25,194
Nat: $35,516
2yr Post-Grad
$14,725
/yr
-
-$220k
Delta College
University Center
MI
$16,169
Nat: $36,074
2yr Post-Grad
$7,911
/yr
-
-$306k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).