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Undergrad Certificate•20 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 ($41,066)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,066 - $41,066)
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 ($41,066)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,066 - $41,066)
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 ($41,066)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,066 - $41,066)
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
Bishop State Community College
Mobile
AL
-
Nat: $42,790
$8,644
/yr
-
-$0
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $42,790
$14,694
/yr
-
-$0
Central Arizona College
Coolidge
AZ
-
Nat: $42,790
$1,161
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $42,790
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $42,790
$25,657
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $42,790
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $42,790
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $42,790
$1,850
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $42,790
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino
CA
-
Nat: $42,790
$17,782
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Denver
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $42,790
$4,799
/yr
-
-$0
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $42,790
$5,673
/yr
-
-$0
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $42,790
$18,868
/yr
-
-$0
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold
MD
-
Nat: $42,790
$8,888
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe
NM
-
Nat: $42,790
$6,863
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $42,790
$4,268
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Albemarle
Elizabeth City
NC
-
Nat: $42,790
$2,323
/yr
-
-$0
Halifax Community College
Weldon
NC
-
Nat: $42,790
-
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $42,790
$15,625
/yr
-
-$0
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
Tempe
AZ
$41,066
Nat: $42,790
4yr Post-Grad
$43,519
/yr
-
-$45k
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).