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Associate's Degree45 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 ($43,411)
P25-P75 Interval ($35,060 - $53,534)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
American Public University System
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Charles Town
WV
$53,534
Nat: $40,327
4yr Post-Grad
$9,597
/yr
$28,500
+$65k
American River College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$7,999
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$3,860
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,520
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$9,053
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$8,365
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$12,152
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$10,261
/yr
-
-$0
College of Marin
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kentfield
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$12,351
/yr
-
-$0
Merritt College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$14,021
/yr
-
-$0
Mission College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Clara
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,080
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$2,818
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,490
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Jacinto
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,806
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$8,377
/yr
-
-$0
Saddleback College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mission Viejo
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$4,152
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$7,935
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,814
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$3,337
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,331
/yr
-
-$0
Victor Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Victorville
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$1,947
/yr
-
-$0
West Los Angeles College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Culver City
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$9,634
/yr
-
-$0
Red Rocks Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $40,327
$9,044
/yr
-
-$0
Valencia College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $40,327
$12,037
/yr
-
-$0
Lansing Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,437
/yr
-
-$0
Hinds Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Raymond
MS
-
Nat: $40,327
$4,060
/yr
-
-$0
Jones County Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ellisville
MS
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,048
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,615
/yr
-
-$0
Clark State College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Springfield
OH
-
Nat: $40,327
$12,135
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $40,327
$8,400
/yr
-
-$0
Westmoreland County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Youngwood
PA
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,167
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$6,390
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$3,214
/yr
-
-$0
Houston Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,737
/yr
$24,386
-$0
McLennan Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$5,051
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$4,585
/yr
-
-$0
San Jacinto Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pasadena
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$12,143
/yr
-
-$0
Tarrant County College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fort Worth
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$4,337
/yr
-
-$0
North Seattle College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $40,327
$10,740
/yr
-
-$0
Waukesha County Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pewaukee
WI
-
Nat: $40,327
$11,101
/yr
-
-$0
Collin County Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
McKinney
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$8,969
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $40,327
$2,129
/yr
-
-$0
Lamar Institute of Technology
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Beaumont
TX
-
Nat: $40,327
$13,866
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dayton
OH
$43,411
Nat: $40,327
4yr Post-Grad
$5,992
/yr
-
-$28k
Milwaukee Area Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Milwaukee
WI
$35,060
Nat: $40,327
2yr Post-Grad
$9,112
/yr
-
-$104k
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.