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Undergrad Certificate•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 ($40,467)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,971 - $41,383)
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 ($40,467)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,971 - $41,383)
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 ($40,467)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,971 - $41,383)
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
Saint Louis
MO
$57,498
Nat: $38,000
4yr Post-Grad
$20,834
/yr
-
+$153k
GateWay Community College
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $38,000
$12,137
/yr
-
-$0
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Naples
FL
-
Nat: $38,000
$8,654
/yr
-
-$0
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
-
Nat: $38,000
$5,165
/yr
-
-$0
Mattoon
IL
-
Nat: $38,000
$5,445
/yr
-
-$0
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake
IL
-
Nat: $38,000
$11,434
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills
IL
-
Nat: $38,000
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights
IL
-
Nat: $38,000
$4,220
/yr
-
-$0
Ina
IL
-
Nat: $38,000
$7,833
/yr
-
-$0
Triton College
River Grove
IL
-
Nat: $38,000
$3,243
/yr
-
-$0
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine
IL
-
Nat: $38,000
$10,058
/yr
-
-$0
Frederick Community College
Frederick
MD
-
Nat: $38,000
$8,591
/yr
-
-$0
Howard Community College
Columbia
MD
-
Nat: $38,000
$11,875
/yr
-
-$0
Prince George's Community College
Largo
MD
-
Nat: $38,000
$9,310
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
MA
-
Nat: $38,000
$7,964
/yr
-
-$0
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $38,000
$6,588
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
MA
-
Nat: $38,000
$2,020
/yr
-
-$0
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $38,000
$3,143
/yr
-
-$0
Normandale Community College
Bloomington
MN
-
Nat: $38,000
$18,780
/yr
-
-$0
Ridgewater College
Willmar
MN
-
Nat: $38,000
$17,043
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center
Cape Girardeau
MO
-
Nat: $38,000
$16,881
/yr
-
-$0
Chillicothe
MO
-
Nat: $38,000
-
/yr
-
-$0
Genesee Community College
Batavia
NY
-
Nat: $38,000
$8,903
/yr
-
-$0
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville
NC
-
Nat: $38,000
$8,652
/yr
-
-$0
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory
NC
-
Nat: $38,000
$6,463
/yr
-
-$0
Isothermal Community College
Spindale
NC
-
Nat: $38,000
$10,918
/yr
-
-$0
Lenoir Community College
Kinston
NC
-
Nat: $38,000
$7,947
/yr
-
-$0
Nash Community College
Rocky Mount
NC
-
Nat: $38,000
$2,638
/yr
-
-$0
Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst
NC
-
Nat: $38,000
$6,345
/yr
-
-$0
Western Piedmont Community College
Morganton
NC
-
Nat: $38,000
$3,726
/yr
-
-$0
Apollo Career Center
Lima
OH
-
Nat: $38,000
-
/yr
-
-$0
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $38,000
$2,652
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $38,000
$5,245
/yr
-
-$0
Rogue Community College
Grants Pass
OR
-
Nat: $38,000
$4,392
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca
PA
-
Nat: $38,000
$10,233
/yr
-
-$0
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell
PA
-
Nat: $38,000
$9,221
/yr
-
-$0
Reading Area Community College
Reading
PA
-
Nat: $38,000
$8,115
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick
RI
-
Nat: $38,000
$5,861
/yr
-
-$0
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $38,000
$5,091
/yr
-
-$0
Grayson College
Denison
TX
-
Nat: $38,000
$5,743
/yr
-
-$0
Lee College
Baytown
TX
-
Nat: $38,000
$6,744
/yr
-
-$0
Edmonds College
Lynnwood
WA
-
Nat: $38,000
$24,646
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $38,000
$19,537
/yr
-
-$0
Central Wyoming College
Riverton
WY
-
Nat: $38,000
$12,055
/yr
-
-$0
GateWay Community College-Central City
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $38,000
$9,817
/yr
-
-$0
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls
OR
-
Nat: $38,000
$12,098
/yr
-
-$0
Clearfield County Career and Technology Center
Clearfield
PA
-
Nat: $38,000
$17,360
/yr
-
-$0
Okaloosa Technical College
Fort Walton Beach
FL
-
Nat: $38,000
$15,490
/yr
-
-$0
Arkansas State University-Newport
Newport
AR
-
Nat: $38,000
$8,534
/yr
-
-$0
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont
TX
-
Nat: $38,000
$9,860
/yr
-
-$0
ATA College
El Cajon
CA
-
Nat: $38,000
$17,259
/yr
-
-$0
Emerald Coast Technical College
DeFuniak Springs
FL
-
Nat: $38,000
$20,660
/yr
-
-$0
National City
CA
-
Nat: $38,000
$43,710
/yr
$13,000
-$0
Marion Technical College
Ocala
FL
$41,383
Nat: $38,000
4yr Post-Grad
$6,815
/yr
-
-$7k
Northeast Technical Institute
Scarborough
ME
$40,467
Nat: $38,000
2yr Post-Grad
$26,201
/yr
-
-$17k
South Texas College
McAllen
TX
$32,971
Nat: $38,000
4yr Post-Grad
$855
/yr
-
-$94k
Withlacoochee Technical College
Inverness
FL
$32,374
Nat: $38,000
4yr Post-Grad
$11,662
/yr
-
-$111k
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).