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Associate's Degree•52 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 ($35,455)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,455 - $35,455)
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 ($35,455)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,455 - $35,455)
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.
University of Alaska Anchorage⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anchorage
AK
-
Nat: $38,387
$13,077
/yr
-
-$0
College of Alameda⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Alameda
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$294
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$25,657
/yr
-
-$0
Cuyamaca College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
El Cajon
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$7,178
/yr
-
-$0
East Los Angeles College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Monterey Park
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$3,737
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$22,074
/yr
-
-$0
Laney College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$9,315
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Pierce College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Woodland Hills
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$3,150
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Merritt College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$6,360
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena City College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$16,993
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
College of San Mateo⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Mateo
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
-
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara City College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$2,684
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
West Valley College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saratoga
CA
-
Nat: $38,387
$1,033
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $38,387
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
Kapiolani Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $38,387
$8,406
/yr
-
-$0
Kauai Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lihue
HI
-
Nat: $38,387
$4,931
/yr
-
-$0
University of Hawaii Maui College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kahului
HI
-
Nat: $38,387
$5,859
/yr
-
-$0
Windward Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kaneohe
HI
-
Nat: $38,387
$6,802
/yr
-
-$0
Quinsigamond Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $38,387
$6,588
/yr
-
-$0
Coahoma Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Clarksdale
MS
-
Nat: $38,387
$1,198
/yr
-
-$0
Aaniiih Nakoda College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Harlem
MT
-
Nat: $38,387
$7,251
/yr
-
-$0
Little Big Horn College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Crow Agency
MT
-
Nat: $38,387
$6,556
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $38,387
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Western Nevada College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Juan College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Farmington
NM
-
Nat: $38,387
$2,104
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New York
NY
-
Nat: $38,387
$2,955
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $38,387
$4,268
/yr
-
-$0
Nassau Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Garden City
NY
-
Nat: $38,387
$8,506
/yr
-
-$0
Cankdeska Cikana Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fort Totten
ND
-
Nat: $38,387
$18,531
/yr
-
-$0
Oglala Lakota College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kyle
SD
-
Nat: $38,387
$1,431
/yr
-
-$0
Sinte Gleska University⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mission
SD
-
Nat: $38,387
$4,047
/yr
-
-$0
Sisseton Wahpeton College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sisseton
SD
-
Nat: $38,387
$3,110
/yr
-
-$0
El Paso Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
El Paso
TX
-
Nat: $38,387
$6,869
/yr
-
-$0
Central Wyoming College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Riverton
WY
-
Nat: $38,387
$12,055
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Alto College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $38,387
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hayward
WI
-
Nat: $38,387
$8,000
/yr
-
-$0
Bay Mills Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Brimley
MI
-
Nat: $38,387
$7,903
/yr
-
-$0
Hawaii Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hilo
HI
-
Nat: $38,387
$8,514
/yr
-
-$0
Leech Lake Tribal College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Cass Lake
MN
-
Nat: $38,387
$11,391
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest Vista College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $38,387
$3,833
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Baltimore County⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $38,387
$6,920
/yr
-
-$0
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mount Pleasant
MI
-
Nat: $38,387
$11,994
/yr
-
-$0
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
LAnse
MI
-
Nat: $38,387
$6,039
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Muscogee Nation⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Okmulgee
OK
$35,455
Nat: $38,387
4yr Post-Grad
$17,051
/yr
-
-$130k
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).