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Associate's Degree•43 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 ($56,995)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,420 - $56,995)
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 ($52,208)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,420 - $56,995)
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 ($52,208)
P25-P75 Interval ($47,420 - $56,995)
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
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
$56,995
Nat: $51,913
4yr Post-Grad
$7,667
/yr
-
+$103k
Phoenix College
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $51,913
$10,160
/yr
-
-$0
Cosumnes River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $51,913
$3,676
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $51,913
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Laney College
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $51,913
$9,315
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $51,913
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $51,913
$21,008
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $51,913
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $51,913
$3,814
/yr
-
-$0
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
IA
-
Nat: $51,913
$12,073
/yr
-
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $51,913
$5,976
/yr
-
-$0
Davenport University
Grand Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $51,913
$17,623
/yr
-
-$0
Macomb Community College
Warren
MI
-
Nat: $51,913
-
/yr
-
-$0
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park
MN
-
Nat: $51,913
$19,985
/yr
-
-$0
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud
MN
-
Nat: $51,913
$14,905
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul College
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $51,913
$17,954
/yr
-
-$0
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit
MS
-
Nat: $51,913
$3,318
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $51,913
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Bergen Community College
Paramus
NJ
-
Nat: $51,913
$10,158
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park
NJ
-
Nat: $51,913
$16,902
/yr
-
-$0
Essex County College
Newark
NJ
-
Nat: $51,913
$6,242
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley College-New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $51,913
$32,052
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $51,913
$2,955
/yr
-
-$0
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $51,913
$2,937
/yr
-
-$0
Edison State Community College
Piqua
OH
-
Nat: $51,913
$6,923
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $51,913
$11,313
/yr
-
-$0
Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood
PA
-
Nat: $51,913
$6,175
/yr
-
-$0
Aberdeen
SD
-
Nat: $51,913
$15,279
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux Falls
SD
-
Nat: $51,913
$15,616
/yr
-
-$0
Roane State Community College
Harriman
TN
-
Nat: $51,913
$1,635
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas College
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $51,913
$16,414
/yr
-
-$0
Houston City College
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $51,913
$4,575
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $51,913
$5,010
/yr
-
-$0
Madison Area Technical College
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $51,913
$11,919
/yr
-
-$0
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton
WI
-
Nat: $51,913
$15,585
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $51,913
$10,493
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $51,913
$11,615
/yr
-
-$0
Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake
WI
-
Nat: $51,913
$18,550
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston
GA
-
Nat: $51,913
$12,185
/yr
-
-$0
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet
MN
-
Nat: $51,913
$13,687
/yr
-
-$0
Mountwest Community and Technical College
Huntington
WV
-
Nat: $51,913
$5,632
/yr
-
-$0
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
South Charleston
WV
-
Nat: $51,913
$5,757
/yr
-
-$0
Watertown
SD
$47,420
Nat: $51,913
4yr Post-Grad
$15,278
/yr
$13,165
-$5k
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).