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Associate's Degree•145 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 ($34,178)
P25-P75 Interval ($28,019 - $41,643)
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 ($34,178)
P25-P75 Interval ($28,019 - $41,643)
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 ($34,178)
P25-P75 Interval ($28,019 - $41,643)
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
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati
OH
$50,856
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$5,184
/yr
-
+$67k
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City
UT
$50,857
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$6,144
/yr
$9,284
+$46k
Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette
AL
-
Nat: $36,221
$11,098
/yr
-
-$0
Bishop State Community College
Mobile
AL
-
Nat: $36,221
$8,644
/yr
-
-$0
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
Montgomery
AL
-
Nat: $36,221
$8,855
/yr
-
-$0
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
Helena
AR
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,957
/yr
-
-$0
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,975
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$85
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Canada College
Redwood City
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$365
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$19,542
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$1,577
/yr
-
-$0
De Anza College
Cupertino
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,801
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$710
/yr
-
-$0
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,737
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$22,074
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Tahoe Community College
South Lake Tahoe
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$10,673
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,881
/yr
-
-$0
Moorpark College
Moorpark
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
-
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
Ohlone College
Fremont
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$6,828
/yr
-
-$0
Palomar College
San Marcos
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$1,839
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
College of San Mateo
San Mateo
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
-
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
Sierra College
Rocklin
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$27,774
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley City College
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$1,987
/yr
-
-$0
West Valley College
Saratoga
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$1,033
/yr
-
-$0
Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan
CO
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,325
/yr
-
-$0
Kauai Community College
Lihue
HI
-
Nat: $36,221
$4,931
/yr
-
-$0
University of Hawaii Maui College
Kahului
HI
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,859
/yr
-
-$0
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston
ID
-
Nat: $36,221
$13,632
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$7,555
/yr
-
-$0
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$7,250
/yr
-
-$0
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$6,462
/yr
-
-$0
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,165
/yr
-
-$0
Illinois Central College
East Peoria
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$10,829
/yr
-
-$0
Joliet Junior College
Joliet
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$4,588
/yr
-
-$0
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,419
/yr
-
-$0
Mattoon
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,445
/yr
-
-$0
Godfrey
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$4,998
/yr
-
-$0
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$11,434
/yr
-
-$0
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$4,220
/yr
-
-$0
Rock Valley College
Rockford
IL
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,385
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
IA
-
Nat: $36,221
$12,725
/yr
-
-$0
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City
IA
-
Nat: $36,221
$8,510
/yr
-
-$0
Southeastern Community College
West Burlington
IA
-
Nat: $36,221
$12,346
/yr
-
-$0
Butler Community College
El Dorado
KS
-
Nat: $36,221
$16,838
/yr
-
-$0
Flint Hills Technical College
Emporia
KS
-
Nat: $36,221
$14,320
/yr
-
-$0
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson
KS
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,479
/yr
-
-$0
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park
KS
-
Nat: $36,221
$12,359
/yr
-
-$0
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City
KS
-
Nat: $36,221
$14,533
/yr
-
-$0
Labette Community College
Parsons
KS
-
Nat: $36,221
$9,779
/yr
-
-$0
Goodland
KS
-
Nat: $36,221
$9,988
/yr
-
-$0
Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard
KY
-
Nat: $36,221
$407
/yr
-
-$0
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah
KY
-
Nat: $36,221
$795
/yr
-
-$0
Somerset Community College
Somerset
KY
-
Nat: $36,221
$543
/yr
-
-$0
Cecil College
North East
MD
-
Nat: $36,221
$7,720
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
MA
-
Nat: $36,221
$2,020
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson College
Jackson
MI
-
Nat: $36,221
$9,797
/yr
-
-$0
Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek
MI
-
Nat: $36,221
$4,975
/yr
-
-$0
Lansing Community College
Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,292
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota North College
Hibbing
MN
-
Nat: $36,221
$12,194
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $36,221
$14,725
/yr
-
-$0
Mineral Area College
Park Hills
MO
-
Nat: $36,221
$9,448
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri State University-West Plains
West Plains
MO
-
Nat: $36,221
$12,068
/yr
-
-$0
Lakes Region Community College
Laconia
NH
-
Nat: $36,221
$9,510
/yr
-
-$0
Bergen Community College
Paramus
NJ
-
Nat: $36,221
$10,158
/yr
-
-$0
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft
NJ
-
Nat: $36,221
$11,178
/yr
-
-$0
Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel
NJ
-
Nat: $36,221
$7,766
/yr
-
-$0
Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg
NJ
-
Nat: $36,221
$4,662
/yr
-
-$0
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $36,221
$1,844
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Gallup
NM
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,766
/yr
-
-$0
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $36,221
$19,966
/yr
-
-$0
Las Cruces
NM
-
Nat: $36,221
$6,313
/yr
-
-$0
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas
NM
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,778
/yr
-
-$0
Erie Community College
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $36,221
$10,988
/yr
-
-$0
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Johnstown
NY
-
Nat: $36,221
$7,704
/yr
-
-$0
Alfred
NY
-
Nat: $36,221
$14,079
/yr
-
-$0
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte
NC
-
Nat: $36,221
$1,741
/yr
-
-$0
Piedmont Community College
Roxboro
NC
-
Nat: $36,221
$2,065
/yr
-
-$0
Western Piedmont Community College
Morganton
NC
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,726
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
Huron
OH
-
Nat: $36,221
$16,406
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $36,221
$21,453
/yr
-
-$0
Lane Community College
Eugene
OR
-
Nat: $36,221
$12,828
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coos Bay
OR
-
Nat: $36,221
$7,455
/yr
-
-$0
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville
PA
-
Nat: $36,221
$6,022
/yr
-
-$0
Central Texas College
Killeen
TX
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,337
/yr
-
-$0
Lee College
Baytown
TX
-
Nat: $36,221
$6,744
/yr
-
-$0
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton
TX
-
Nat: $36,221
$4,608
/yr
-
-$0
Highline College
Des Moines
WA
-
Nat: $36,221
$18,053
/yr
-
-$0
Shoreline College
Shoreline
WA
-
Nat: $36,221
$18,564
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
-
Nat: $36,221
-
/yr
-
-$0
Madison Area Technical College
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $36,221
$11,919
/yr
-
-$0
University of Advancing Technology
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $36,221
$21,463
/yr
-
-$0
Las Positas College
Livermore
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$22,259
/yr
-
-$0
Hawaii Community College
Hilo
HI
-
Nat: $36,221
$8,514
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $36,221
$3,833
/yr
-
-$0
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Mountain Home
AR
-
Nat: $36,221
$7,708
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$26,725
/yr
-
-$0
Norco College
Norco
CA
-
Nat: $36,221
$27,120
/yr
-
-$0
Sessions College
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $36,221
$6,197
/yr
-
-$0
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
South Charleston
WV
-
Nat: $36,221
$5,757
/yr
-
-$0
Big Rapids
MI
$45,033
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$8,402
/yr
-
-$17k
Camden County College
Blackwood
NJ
$43,901
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$2,974
/yr
-
-$18k
York County Community College
Wells
ME
$43,415
Nat: $36,221
5yr Post-Grad
$3,013
/yr
-
-$32k
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
WI
$43,952
Nat: $36,221
5yr Post-Grad
$9,232
/yr
-
-$38k
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
$42,634
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$7,667
/yr
$11,500
-$39k
Central Maine Community College
Auburn
ME
$42,984
Nat: $36,221
5yr Post-Grad
$5,388
/yr
-
-$40k
Front Range Community College
Westminster
CO
$41,643
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$7,972
/yr
-
-$50k
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo
IA
$41,726
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$15,128
/yr
-
-$62k
South Central College
North Mankato
MN
$40,769
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$12,198
/yr
-
-$67k
Lancaster
PA
$40,117
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$10,665
/yr
$10,466
-$70k
Middlesex College
Edison
NJ
$38,274
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$4,122
/yr
-
-$77k
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
IA
$39,902
Nat: $36,221
5yr Post-Grad
$12,073
/yr
-
-$83k
Sioux Falls
SD
$38,597
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$15,616
/yr
$12,000
-$95k
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland
WA
$39,874
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$25,594
/yr
-
-$100k
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham
WA
$38,294
Nat: $36,221
5yr Post-Grad
$17,524
/yr
-
-$109k
Houston City College
Houston
TX
$34,557
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$4,575
/yr
-
-$116k
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs
CO
$34,178
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$4,709
/yr
$11,019
-$120k
Laurus College
San Luis Obispo
CA
$38,674
Nat: $36,221
5yr Post-Grad
$26,056
/yr
-
-$121k
CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx
NY
$33,591
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$3,914
/yr
-
-$124k
Sioux City
IA
$32,620
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$9,042
/yr
-
-$144k
Dallas College
Dallas
TX
$33,606
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$16,414
/yr
-
-$147k
Aims Community College
Greeley
CO
$29,685
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$2,470
/yr
-
-$150k
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn
NY
$31,355
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$8,745
/yr
-
-$156k
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau
WI
$29,995
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$12,582
/yr
-
-$165k
Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu
HI
$29,141
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$8,406
/yr
-
-$166k
Orange County Community College
Middletown
NY
$29,860
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$7,121
/yr
-
-$169k
Texas State Technical College
Waco
TX
$29,935
Nat: $36,221
5yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
-
-$186k
Passaic County Community College
Paterson
NJ
$25,194
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$2,835
/yr
-
-$199k
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth
TX
$24,035
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$3,775
/yr
-
-$213k
Miami Dade College
Miami
FL
$24,972
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$3,814
/yr
-
-$213k
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield
MO
$27,514
Nat: $36,221
5yr Post-Grad
$15,488
/yr
-
-$214k
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo
MI
$24,335
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$2,461
/yr
-
-$217k
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
NY
$23,713
Nat: $36,221
4yr Post-Grad
$2,955
/yr
-
-$225k
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood
WA
$25,194
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$17,744
/yr
-
-$226k
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
$23,351
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$10,493
/yr
-
-$233k
Academy of Art University
San Francisco
CA
$28,019
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$41,747
/yr
-
-$240k
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem
NC
$18,771
Nat: $36,221
2yr Post-Grad
$2,937
/yr
-
-$269k
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).