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Associate's Degree•72 Institutions
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi | NY | $74,422 5yr Post-Grad | $17,387 /yr | - | +$231k |
| Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis | MN | $75,599 5yr Post-Grad | $27,023 /yr | $16,000 | +$223k |
| Utah Valley University Orem | UT | $70,247 5yr Post-Grad | $8,463 /yr | - | +$210k |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | MN | $66,696 5yr Post-Grad | $12,261 /yr | - | +$172k |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | WA | $64,269 5yr Post-Grad | $5,886 /yr | - | +$162k |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | TX | $64,670 5yr Post-Grad | $8,167 /yr | - | +$161k |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | CO | $63,049 5yr Post-Grad | $9,356 /yr | - | +$144k |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay | WI | $62,151 5yr Post-Grad | $10,506 /yr | - | +$134k |
| Lee College Baytown | TX | $61,000 5yr Post-Grad | $7,519 /yr | - | +$129k |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | WI | $61,635 5yr Post-Grad | $11,555 /yr | - | +$127k |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City | UT | $60,092 5yr Post-Grad | $7,661 /yr | - | +$120k |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | NY | $59,228 5yr Post-Grad | $4,783 /yr | - | +$117k |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | WI | $59,960 5yr Post-Grad | $9,400 /yr | - | +$116k |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | CO | $60,055 5yr Post-Grad | $10,854 /yr | - | +$114k |
| Mott Community College Flint | MI | $58,863 5yr Post-Grad | $6,258 /yr | - | +$111k |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | LA | $58,551 5yr Post-Grad | $11,926 /yr | - | +$98k |
| Southeast Community College Area Lincoln | NE | $56,867 5yr Post-Grad | $8,470 /yr | - | +$88k |
| Sullivan University Louisville | KY | $60,258 5yr Post-Grad | $25,785 /yr | - | +$88k |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | WI | $57,129 5yr Post-Grad | $10,910 /yr | - | +$86k |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing | PA | $54,225 5yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$79k |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | MN | $56,219 5yr Post-Grad | $10,925 /yr | - | +$78k |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | MS | $52,107 2yr Post-Grad | $7,372 /yr | $11,000 | +$76k |
| Houston Community College Houston | TX | $55,016 5yr Post-Grad | $6,738 /yr | - | +$74k |
| Baker College Owosso | MI | $56,487 5yr Post-Grad | $15,171 /yr | - | +$72k |
| Portland Community College Portland | OR | $55,324 5yr Post-Grad | $9,920 /yr | - | +$71k |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | MN | $52,107 2yr Post-Grad | $10,955 /yr | - | +$69k |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | FL | $53,643 5yr Post-Grad | $5,939 /yr | - | +$62k |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | TX | $53,866 5yr Post-Grad | $7,540 /yr | - | +$62k |
| ITI Technical College Baton Rouge | LA | $55,548 5yr Post-Grad | $19,862 /yr | $15,613 | +$55k |
| Vincennes University Vincennes | IN | $53,640 5yr Post-Grad | $10,215 /yr | - | +$55k |
| Central Community College Grand Island | NE | $52,261 5yr Post-Grad | $6,781 /yr | - | +$48k |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster | PA | $52,520 5yr Post-Grad | $9,964 /yr | $11,940 | +$44k |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | MN | $49,436 2yr Post-Grad | $11,140 /yr | - | +$42k |
| Austin Community College District Austin | TX | $50,717 5yr Post-Grad | $6,306 /yr | - | +$34k |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | TN | $54,225 5yr Post-Grad | $25,266 /yr | - | +$33k |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis | IN | $50,507 5yr Post-Grad | $6,544 /yr | $10,990 | +$31k |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | TX | $50,391 5yr Post-Grad | $6,040 /yr | - | +$31k |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | MN | $51,111 5yr Post-Grad | $13,168 /yr | - | +$25k |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque | NM | $48,802 5yr Post-Grad | $3,454 /yr | - | +$20k |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | TX | $49,782 5yr Post-Grad | $10,280 /yr | $12,650 | +$17k |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | IA | $46,087 2yr Post-Grad | $9,388 /yr | - | +$11k |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | PA | $50,118 5yr Post-Grad | $17,758 /yr | - | +$7k |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | MN | $48,228 5yr Post-Grad | $10,956 /yr | $8,008 | +$1k |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | KS | $45,852 2yr Post-Grad | $13,912 /yr | - | -$170 |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville | WI | $44,942 2yr Post-Grad | $10,712 /yr | - | -$4k |
| State Technical College of Missouri Linn | MO | $48,101 5yr Post-Grad | $13,958 /yr | $11,700 | -$6k |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | MO | $46,828 5yr Post-Grad | $7,340 /yr | - | -$6k |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred | NY | $48,093 5yr Post-Grad | $14,488 /yr | - | -$7k |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | MN | $44,189 2yr Post-Grad | $15,548 /yr | - | -$20k |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | PA | $42,682 2yr Post-Grad | $7,454 /yr | - | -$21k |
| Northeast Community College Norfolk | NE | $42,682 2yr Post-Grad | $8,812 /yr | - | -$24k |
| Southern Maine Community College South Portland | ME | $42,682 2yr Post-Grad | $11,638 /yr | $11,377 | -$29k |
| Century College White Bear Lake | MN | $41,565 2yr Post-Grad | $10,037 /yr | - | -$37k |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | TX | $40,467 2yr Post-Grad | $5,021 /yr | - | -$40k |
| Chemeketa Community College Salem | OR | $40,896 2yr Post-Grad | $8,457 /yr | - | -$42k |
| College of Western Idaho Nampa | ID | $40,461 2yr Post-Grad | $7,697 /yr | - | -$45k |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | PA | $40,485 2yr Post-Grad | $8,166 /yr | - | -$45k |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | MN | $41,565 2yr Post-Grad | $16,050 /yr | - | -$49k |
| Montana State University Bozeman | MT | $42,123 2yr Post-Grad | $20,593 /yr | - | -$51k |
| Pima Community College Tucson | AZ | $38,289 2yr Post-Grad | $3,123 /yr | - | -$59k |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | TX | $38,289 2yr Post-Grad | $6,073 /yr | - | -$65k |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | KS | $37,208 2yr Post-Grad | $5,300 /yr | - | -$74k |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | MS | $37,568 2yr Post-Grad | $9,307 /yr | - | -$78k |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | MN | $38,289 2yr Post-Grad | $14,150 /yr | - | -$79k |
| Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever | LA | $39,958 5yr Post-Grad | $10,689 /yr | - | -$80k |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith | AR | $38,059 5yr Post-Grad | $10,097 /yr | - | -$97k |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | KS | $33,809 2yr Post-Grad | $10,741 /yr | $16,168 | -$120k |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | KY | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $5,920 /yr | - | -$155k |
| Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City | SD | $30,409 2yr Post-Grad | $14,631 /yr | - | -$164k |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | OH | $29,593 2yr Post-Grad | $10,202 /yr | - | -$164k |
| North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene | ID | $29,685 2yr Post-Grad | $11,481 /yr | - | -$166k |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | AL | $20,140 2yr Post-Grad | $5,249 /yr | - | -$257k |
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.