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Associate's Degree•107 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 ($44,277)
P25-P75 Interval ($40,543 - $48,709)
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 ($44,277)
P25-P75 Interval ($40,543 - $48,709)
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 ($44,277)
P25-P75 Interval ($40,543 - $48,709)
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
Ohlone College
Fremont
CA
$58,928
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$6,828
/yr
-
+$123k
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
$56,257
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$5,852
/yr
-
+$99k
Palomar College
San Marcos
CA
$56,345
Nat: $43,146
5yr Post-Grad
$1,839
/yr
-
+$96k
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing
MA
$55,329
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$12,552
/yr
-
+$78k
Imperial Valley College
Imperial
CA
$53,952
Nat: $43,146
5yr Post-Grad
$1,562
/yr
-
+$74k
De Anza College
Cupertino
CA
$51,460
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$3,801
/yr
-
+$56k
College of San Mateo
San Mateo
CA
$52,619
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$55k
Woodland Community College
Woodland
CA
$51,051
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$4,005
/yr
-
+$51k
Merritt College
Oakland
CA
$50,001
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$6,360
/yr
-
+$37k
Napa Valley College
Napa
CA
$49,746
Nat: $43,146
5yr Post-Grad
$3,152
/yr
-
+$30k
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale
VA
$48,344
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$5,880
/yr
$12,000
+$21k
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park
CA
$47,624
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$3,737
/yr
-
+$18k
American River College
Sacramento
CA
$47,731
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$5,730
/yr
-
+$15k
Central Oregon Community College
Bend
OR
$49,505
Nat: $44,277
5yr Post-Grad
$10,426
/yr
-
+$15k
Pasadena City College
Pasadena
CA
$48,709
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$16,993
/yr
-
+$4k
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
$46,768
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$6,765
/yr
-
+$4k
Cochise County Community College District
Sierra Vista
AZ
-
Nat: $43,146
$7,684
/yr
-
-$0
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$3,975
/yr
-
-$0
Cosumnes River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$3,676
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$22,074
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$6,055
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Tahoe Community College
South Lake Tahoe
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$10,673
/yr
-
-$0
Porterville College
Porterville
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$3,071
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$23,913
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$17,782
/yr
-
-$0
Solano Community College
Fairfield
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$2,905
/yr
-
-$0
West Valley College
Saratoga
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$1,033
/yr
-
-$0
Andrew College
Cuthbert
GA
-
Nat: $43,146
$23,067
/yr
-
-$0
Boise
ID
-
Nat: $43,146
$18,423
/yr
-
-$0
Evansville
IN
-
Nat: $43,146
$13,373
/yr
-
-$0
Butler Community College
El Dorado
KS
-
Nat: $43,146
$16,838
/yr
$12,000
-$0
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield
MA
-
Nat: $43,146
$7,949
/yr
-
-$0
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills
MA
-
Nat: $43,146
$1,756
/yr
-
-$0
Middlesex Community College
Bedford
MA
-
Nat: $43,146
$3,970
/yr
-
-$0
Lansing Community College
Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $43,146
$5,292
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City
MI
-
Nat: $43,146
$3,926
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Community College
Norfolk
NE
-
Nat: $43,146
$6,395
/yr
-
-$0
Great Basin College
Elko
NV
-
Nat: $43,146
$9,357
/yr
-
-$0
New England College
Henniker
NH
-
Nat: $43,146
$24,059
/yr
$17,252
-$0
Salem Community College
Carneys Point
NJ
-
Nat: $43,146
$9,093
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $43,146
$2,955
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $43,146
$38,195
/yr
-
-$0
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
NY
-
Nat: $43,146
$11,131
/yr
-
-$0
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth
OH
-
Nat: $43,146
$17,766
/yr
-
-$0
Carl Albert State College
Poteau
OK
-
Nat: $43,146
$10,956
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Oklahoma College
Tonkawa
OK
-
Nat: $43,146
$7,395
/yr
$13,777
-$0
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami
OK
-
Nat: $43,146
$11,246
/yr
-
-$0
Rose State College
Midwest City
OK
-
Nat: $43,146
$9,616
/yr
-
-$0
Seminole State College
Seminole
OK
-
Nat: $43,146
$16,486
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $43,146
$9,510
/yr
-
-$0
Bucks County Community College
Newtown
PA
-
Nat: $43,146
$5,431
/yr
-
-$0
Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke
PA
-
Nat: $43,146
$10,437
/yr
-
-$0
Reading Area Community College
Reading
PA
-
Nat: $43,146
$8,115
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux Falls
SD
-
Nat: $43,146
$21,417
/yr
-
-$0
Amarillo College
Amarillo
TX
-
Nat: $43,146
$8,580
/yr
-
-$0
Blinn College District
Brenham
TX
-
Nat: $43,146
$9,773
/yr
-
-$0
Central Texas College
Killeen
TX
-
Nat: $43,146
$5,337
/yr
-
-$0
Howard College
Big Spring
TX
-
Nat: $43,146
$3,019
/yr
-
-$0
Lee College
Baytown
TX
-
Nat: $43,146
$6,744
/yr
-
-$0
Odessa College
Odessa
TX
-
Nat: $43,146
$5,895
/yr
-
-$0
Texarkana College
Texarkana
TX
-
Nat: $43,146
$4,894
/yr
-
-$0
Western Texas College
Snyder
TX
-
Nat: $43,146
$3,101
/yr
-
-$0
Toppenish
WA
-
Nat: $43,146
$10,747
/yr
-
-$0
Central Wyoming College
Riverton
WY
-
Nat: $43,146
$12,055
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Wyoming College
Torrington
WY
-
Nat: $43,146
$3,986
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne
WY
-
Nat: $43,146
$8,602
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest College
Powell
WY
-
Nat: $43,146
$7,660
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan
WY
-
Nat: $43,146
$11,256
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo
PR
-
Nat: $43,146
$7,134
/yr
-
-$0
Bay Mills Community College
Brimley
MI
-
Nat: $43,146
$7,903
/yr
-
-$0
South Texas College
McAllen
TX
-
Nat: $43,146
$855
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $43,146
$2,122
/yr
-
-$0
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell
PA
$47,439
Nat: $43,146
5yr Post-Grad
$9,221
/yr
-
-$3k
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg
PA
$46,654
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$10,627
/yr
$18,998
-$4k
Arizona Western College
Yuma
AZ
$45,617
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$8,825
/yr
-
-$12k
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
$44,256
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$1,676
/yr
-
-$12k
Yuba College
Marysville
CA
$43,965
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$691
/yr
-
-$13k
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond
VA
$44,435
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$5,599
/yr
$7,000
-$17k
Essex County College
Newark
NJ
$44,106
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$6,242
/yr
-
-$22k
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego
CA
$46,564
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$21,008
/yr
-
-$24k
Crafton Hills College
Yucaipa
CA
$44,769
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$11,754
/yr
-
-$25k
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft
NJ
$44,277
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$11,178
/yr
$11,082
-$29k
Long Beach City College
Long Beach
CA
$42,308
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$1,192
/yr
-
-$31k
Massasoit Community College
Brockton
MA
$43,185
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$6,492
/yr
-
-$32k
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
$42,228
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$3,839
/yr
-
-$36k
Virginia Peninsula Community College
Hampton
VA
$42,697
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$6,830
/yr
$8,450
-$37k
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
$42,610
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$7,478
/yr
-
-$39k
Merced College
Merced
CA
$41,246
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$714
/yr
-
-$41k
Sierra College
Rocklin
CA
$45,195
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$27,774
/yr
-
-$51k
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton
CA
$41,062
Nat: $43,146
5yr Post-Grad
$2,451
/yr
-
-$54k
Butte College
Oroville
CA
$40,543
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$4,734
/yr
$10,500
-$55k
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk
VA
$41,334
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$11,681
/yr
$8,987
-$60k
Citrus College
Glendora
CA
$39,756
Nat: $43,146
5yr Post-Grad
$850
/yr
-
-$64k
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
$38,575
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$85
/yr
$16,238
-$67k
Shasta College
Redding
CA
$39,704
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$7,225
/yr
-
-$68k
Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke
VA
$38,545
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$4,912
/yr
-
-$76k
Frederick Community College
Frederick
MD
$38,977
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$8,591
/yr
$8,125
-$78k
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa
OK
$39,945
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$15,452
/yr
-
-$81k
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto
CA
$36,114
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$8,198
/yr
-
-$107k
Laney College
Oakland
CA
$30,022
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$9,315
/yr
-
-$171k
Barstow Community College
Barstow
CA
$29,470
Nat: $43,146
4yr Post-Grad
$7,373
/yr
-
-$173k
Dine College
Tsaile
AZ
$23,351
Nat: $43,146
2yr Post-Grad
$6,944
/yr
-
-$226k
University of Puerto Rico-Utuado
Utuado
PR
$24,868
Nat: $43,146
5yr Post-Grad
$13,588
/yr
-
-$237k
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).