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Associate's Degree•57 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)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | $15,301 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pima Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $38,387 | $3,405 /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 | $8,496 /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 | $9,490 /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 | $6,618 /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 | $10,852 /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 | $8,069 /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 | $6,542 /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 | $17,110 /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 | $13,270 /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 | $12,152 /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 | $14,021 /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 | $3,864 /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 | $3,133 /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 | $6,614 /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 | $7,935 /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 | $5,814 /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 | $536 /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 | $11,315 /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 | $6,331 /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 | $3,423 /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 | $11,513 /yr | - | -$0 |
Honolulu 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 | $7,458 /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 | $5,202 /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 | $10,436 /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 | $8,061 /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 | $8,169 /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 | $9,090 /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 | $-274 /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 | $7,887 /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 | $8,331 /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 | $6,615 /yr | - | -$0 |
Western Nevada College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Carson City | NV | - Nat: $38,387 | $12,732 /yr | - | -$0 |
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Santa Fe | NM | - Nat: $38,387 | $12,570 /yr | - | -$0 |
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 | $5,769 /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 | $4,976 /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 | $6,353 /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 | $7,095 /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 | $6,507 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $38,387 | $6,288 /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 | $1,895 /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 | $12,768 /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 | $2,977 /yr | - | -$0 |
Del Mar College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Corpus Christi | TX | - Nat: $38,387 | $3,399 /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 | $3,206 /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 | $11,634 /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 | $4,463 /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 | $8,657 /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 | $3,073 /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 | $8,942 /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 | $13,115 /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 | $4,525 /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 | $9,844 /yr | - | -$0 |
White Earth Tribal and Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Mahnomen | MN | - Nat: $38,387 | $1,811 /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 | $11,949 /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 | $3,513 /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 | $13,940 /yr | - | -$123k |
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).
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.