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Associate's Degree12 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 ($70,850)
P25-P75 Interval ($70,850 - $70,850)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Long Island City
NY
$70,850
Nat: $64,654
4yr Post-Grad
$6,120
/yr
-
+$232k
Diablo Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $64,654
$8,312
/yr
-
-$0
Holmes Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Goodman
MS
-
Nat: $64,654
$5,643
/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: $64,654
$6,615
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Hostos Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $64,654
$5,297
/yr
-
-$0
Harrisburg Area Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Harrisburg
PA
-
Nat: $64,654
$14,471
/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: $64,654
$3,206
/yr
-
-$0
Jacksonville College-Main Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Jacksonville
TX
-
Nat: $64,654
$6,157
/yr
-
-$0
Kilgore College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kilgore
TX
-
Nat: $64,654
$5,364
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $64,654
$9,804
/yr
-
-$0
Gateway Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kenosha
WI
-
Nat: $64,654
$12,928
/yr
-
-$0
American Samoa Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pago Pago
AS
-
Nat: $64,654
$3,386
/yr
-
-$0
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.