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Associate's Degree•99 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 ($40,671)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,863 - $44,203)
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 ($40,671)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,863 - $44,203)
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 ($40,671)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,863 - $44,203)
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
Ensign College
Salt Lake City
UT
$53,955
Nat: $40,095
5yr Post-Grad
$8,143
/yr
-
+$62k
Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher
AZ
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,309
/yr
-
-$0
Mohave Community College
Kingman
AZ
-
Nat: $40,095
$5,999
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Canada College
Redwood City
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$365
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia College
Sonora
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,054
/yr
-
-$0
Cosumnes River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$3,676
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$3,531
/yr
-
-$0
Merced College
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$714
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Verde College
Blythe
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$23,756
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$23,913
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$21,008
/yr
-
-$0
Sierra College
Rocklin
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$27,774
/yr
-
-$0
Yuba College
Marysville
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$691
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs
CO
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,218
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
Dover
DE
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,401
/yr
-
-$0
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton
FL
-
Nat: $40,095
$5,913
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $40,095
$3,814
/yr
-
-$0
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth
FL
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,820
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe College
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $40,095
$11,289
/yr
-
-$0
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee
Chamblee
GA
-
Nat: $40,095
$16,641
/yr
-
-$0
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow
Morrow
GA
-
Nat: $40,095
$20,578
/yr
-
-$0
Elgin Community College
Elgin
IL
-
Nat: $40,095
$6,286
/yr
-
-$0
Generations College
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $40,095
$18,934
/yr
-
-$0
Spoon River College
Canton
IL
-
Nat: $40,095
$7,652
/yr
-
-$0
Orono
ME
-
Nat: $40,095
$17,224
/yr
-
-$0
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold
MD
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,888
/yr
-
-$0
Howard Community College
Columbia
MD
-
Nat: $40,095
$11,875
/yr
-
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $40,095
$5,976
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
MA
-
Nat: $40,095
$2,020
/yr
-
-$0
Alpena
MI
-
Nat: $40,095
$3,238
/yr
-
-$0
Bay de Noc Community College
Escanaba
MI
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,028
/yr
-
-$0
Mott Community College
Flint
MI
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,438
/yr
-
-$0
Delta College
University Center
MI
-
Nat: $40,095
$7,911
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson College
Jackson
MI
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,797
/yr
-
-$0
Macomb Community College
Warren
MI
-
Nat: $40,095
-
/yr
-
-$0
Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills
MI
-
Nat: $40,095
$5,190
/yr
-
-$0
Schoolcraft Community College District
Livonia
MI
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,329
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls
MN
-
Nat: $40,095
$14,404
/yr
-
-$0
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park
MN
-
Nat: $40,095
$19,985
/yr
-
-$0
Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell
MT
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,911
/yr
-
-$0
Miles City
MT
-
Nat: $40,095
$10,635
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $40,095
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Great Basin College
Elko
NV
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,357
/yr
-
-$0
Middlesex College
Edison
NJ
-
Nat: $40,095
$4,122
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $40,095
$2,955
/yr
-
-$0
Genesee Community College
Batavia
NY
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,903
/yr
-
-$0
Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer
NY
-
Nat: $40,095
$13,103
/yr
-
-$0
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
NY
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,022
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $40,095
$4,268
/yr
-
-$0
Rockland Community College
Suffern
NY
-
Nat: $40,095
$6,348
/yr
-
-$0
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden
NY
-
Nat: $40,095
$13,637
/yr
-
-$0
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville
NC
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,652
/yr
-
-$0
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory
NC
-
Nat: $40,095
$6,463
/yr
-
-$0
Craven Community College
New Bern
NC
-
Nat: $40,095
$2,384
/yr
-
-$0
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $40,095
$2,937
/yr
-
-$0
Pitt Community College
Winterville
NC
-
Nat: $40,095
$6,663
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau
ND
-
Nat: $40,095
$11,499
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $40,095
$7,667
/yr
-
-$0
Lakeland Community College
Kirtland
OH
-
Nat: $40,095
$3,765
/yr
-
-$0
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
OH
-
Nat: $40,095
$2,992
/yr
-
-$0
Zane State College
Zanesville
OH
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,577
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $40,095
$11,313
/yr
-
-$0
Owens Community College
Perrysburg
OH
-
Nat: $40,095
$10,862
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $40,095
$5,245
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $40,095
$5,670
/yr
-
-$0
Central Oregon Community College
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $40,095
$10,426
/yr
-
-$0
Mt Hood Community College
Gresham
OR
-
Nat: $40,095
$5,233
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coos Bay
OR
-
Nat: $40,095
$7,455
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca
PA
-
Nat: $40,095
$10,233
/yr
-
-$0
Bucks County Community College
Newtown
PA
-
Nat: $40,095
$5,431
/yr
-
-$0
Central Penn College
Summerdale
PA
-
Nat: $40,095
$15,056
/yr
-
-$0
Highline College
Des Moines
WA
-
Nat: $40,095
$18,053
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac
WI
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,785
/yr
-
-$0
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau
WI
-
Nat: $40,095
$12,582
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
WI
-
Nat: $40,095
$9,232
/yr
-
-$0
Casper College
Casper
WY
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,870
/yr
-
-$0
Central Wyoming College
Riverton
WY
-
Nat: $40,095
$12,055
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $40,095
$6,826
/yr
-
-$0
Warren County Community College
Washington
NJ
-
Nat: $40,095
$2,746
/yr
-
-$0
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
Hayward
WI
-
Nat: $40,095
$8,000
/yr
-
-$0
Interactive College of Technology-Newport
Newport
KY
-
Nat: $40,095
$16,957
/yr
-
-$0
Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville
Gainesville
GA
-
Nat: $40,095
$19,031
/yr
-
-$0
Woodland Community College
Woodland
CA
-
Nat: $40,095
$4,005
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux Falls
SD
$46,674
Nat: $40,095
4yr Post-Grad
$15,616
/yr
-
-$13k
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls
ID
$44,203
Nat: $40,095
4yr Post-Grad
$9,371
/yr
-
-$27k
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford
FL
$41,591
Nat: $40,095
4yr Post-Grad
$3,904
/yr
-
-$43k
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson
KS
$40,671
Nat: $40,095
4yr Post-Grad
$3,479
/yr
-
-$52k
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland
OH
$33,863
Nat: $40,095
4yr Post-Grad
$2,652
/yr
-
-$119k
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville
IL
$31,581
Nat: $40,095
2yr Post-Grad
$7,555
/yr
-
-$139k
National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City
SD
$36,166
Nat: $40,095
4yr Post-Grad
$31,654
/yr
-
-$149k
NUC University
Bayamon
PR
$26,292
Nat: $40,095
4yr Post-Grad
$11,921
/yr
$22,250
-$214k
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).