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Associate's Degree•142 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 ($45,649)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,829 - $46,756)
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 ($44,246)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,829 - $46,756)
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 ($44,246)
P25-P75 Interval ($38,829 - $46,756)
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
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
$50,008
Nat: $38,929
4yr Post-Grad
$2,445
/yr
-
+$44k
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
$49,234
Nat: $38,929
4yr Post-Grad
$17,769
/yr
-
+$8k
Arizona Western College
Yuma
AZ
-
Nat: $38,929
$8,825
/yr
-
-$0
Mohave Community College
Kingman
AZ
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,999
/yr
-
-$0
College of Alameda
Alameda
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$294
/yr
-
-$0
American River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,730
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$85
/yr
-
-$0
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$4,330
/yr
-
-$0
Barstow Community College
Barstow
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$7,373
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,577
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Citrus College
Glendora
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$850
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,852
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$25,657
/yr
-
-$0
Cosumnes River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,676
/yr
-
-$0
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,891
/yr
-
-$0
De Anza College
Cupertino
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,801
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$710
/yr
-
-$0
Evergreen Valley College
San Jose
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$9,375
/yr
-
-$0
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$2,851
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$22,074
/yr
-
-$0
Golden West College
Huntington Beach
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
-
/yr
-
-$0
Hartnell College
Salinas
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
-
/yr
-
-$0
Irvine Valley College
Irvine
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$21,874
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,055
/yr
-
-$0
Lassen Community College
Susanville
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$13,459
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach City College
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,192
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,150
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$25,231
/yr
-
-$0
College of Marin
Kentfield
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$23,388
/yr
-
-$0
Mendocino College
Ukiah
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$11,640
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$8,198
/yr
-
-$0
Napa Valley College
Napa
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,152
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,850
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena City College
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$16,993
/yr
-
-$0
Porterville College
Porterville
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,071
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Redwoods
Eureka
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$20,206
/yr
-
-$0
Rio Hondo College
Whittier
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$15,389
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$21,008
/yr
-
-$0
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$2,451
/yr
-
-$0
San Jose City College
San Jose
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$15,965
/yr
-
-$0
College of San Mateo
San Mateo
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
-
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$2,684
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,693
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,096
/yr
-
-$0
Shasta College
Redding
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$7,225
/yr
-
-$0
Sierra College
Rocklin
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$27,774
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Siskiyous
Weed
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$18,459
/yr
-
-$0
Skyline College
San Bruno
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$616
/yr
-
-$0
Solano Community College
Fairfield
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$2,905
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
Taft College
Taft
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$4,362
/yr
-
-$0
Victor Valley College
Victorville
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,182
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley City College
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,987
/yr
-
-$0
Coalinga College
Coalinga
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$9,339
/yr
-
-$0
West Valley College
Saratoga
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,033
/yr
-
-$0
Yuba College
Marysville
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$691
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $38,929
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro
GA
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,673
/yr
-
-$0
North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene
ID
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,914
/yr
-
-$0
Rexburg
ID
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,560
/yr
$11,676
-$0
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls
ID
-
Nat: $38,929
$9,371
/yr
-
-$0
Vincennes University
Vincennes
IN
-
Nat: $38,929
$10,093
/yr
-
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,976
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
MA
-
Nat: $38,929
$7,964
/yr
-
-$0
Dean College
Franklin
MA
-
Nat: $38,929
$32,629
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner
MA
-
Nat: $38,929
$4,452
/yr
-
-$0
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,588
/yr
-
-$0
Adrian
MI
-
Nat: $38,929
$31,986
/yr
-
-$0
Alpena
MI
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,238
/yr
-
-$0
Lansing Community College
Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,292
/yr
-
-$0
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale
MS
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,198
/yr
-
-$0
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson
MS
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,733
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,276
/yr
-
-$0
Hinds Community College
Raymond
MS
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,135
/yr
-
-$0
Holmes Community College
Goodman
MS
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,993
/yr
-
-$0
Itawamba Community College
Fulton
MS
-
Nat: $38,929
$2,729
/yr
-
-$0
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville
MS
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,252
/yr
-
-$0
Mississippi Delta Community College
Moorhead
MS
-
Nat: $38,929
$36
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno
NV
-
Nat: $38,929
$4,948
/yr
-
-$0
Nashua Community College
Nashua
NH
-
Nat: $38,929
$8,209
/yr
-
-$0
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey
Cranford
NJ
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,248
/yr
-
-$0
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,426
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $38,929
$2,955
/yr
-
-$0
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
NY
-
Nat: $38,929
$11,131
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $38,929
$24,917
/yr
-
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
Batavia
OH
-
Nat: $38,929
$11,449
/yr
-
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
Blue Ash
OH
-
Nat: $38,929
$13,910
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $38,929
$11,313
/yr
-
-$0
Owens Community College
Perrysburg
OH
-
Nat: $38,929
$10,862
/yr
-
-$0
University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande
OH
-
Nat: $38,929
$25,227
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,245
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,160
/yr
-
-$0
Rose State College
Midwest City
OK
-
Nat: $38,929
$9,616
/yr
-
-$0
Linn-Benton Community College
Albany
OR
-
Nat: $38,929
$11,308
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca
PA
-
Nat: $38,929
$10,233
/yr
-
-$0
Bucks County Community College
Newtown
PA
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,431
/yr
-
-$0
Butler County Community College
Butler
PA
-
Nat: $38,929
$7,540
/yr
-
-$0
Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke
PA
-
Nat: $38,929
$10,437
/yr
-
-$0
Valley Forge Military College
Wayne
PA
-
Nat: $38,929
$1,983
/yr
-
-$0
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,439
/yr
-
-$0
Hill College
Hillsboro
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,802
/yr
-
-$0
Howard College
Big Spring
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,019
/yr
-
-$0
Paris Junior College
Paris
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$11,063
/yr
-
-$0
St Philip's College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$4,544
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$5,010
/yr
-
-$0
South Plains College
Levelland
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$8,697
/yr
-
-$0
Temple College
Temple
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$8,451
/yr
-
-$0
Tyler Junior College
Tyler
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$7,080
/yr
-
-$0
Utah Valley University
Orem
UT
-
Nat: $38,929
$17,558
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $38,929
$6,144
/yr
-
-$0
Casper College
Casper
WY
-
Nat: $38,929
$8,870
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne
WY
-
Nat: $38,929
$8,602
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest College
Powell
WY
-
Nat: $38,929
$7,660
/yr
-
-$0
Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs
WY
-
Nat: $38,929
$10,352
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Alto College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $38,929
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Las Positas College
Livermore
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$22,259
/yr
-
-$0
Copper Mountain Community College
Joshua Tree
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$9,404
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$2,040
/yr
-
-$0
Lemoore College
Lemoore
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$11,802
/yr
-
-$0
Woodland Community College
Woodland
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$4,005
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$26,725
/yr
-
-$0
Norco College
Norco
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$27,120
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville
GA
-
Nat: $38,929
$18,466
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $38,929
$2,122
/yr
-
-$0
American Public University System
Charles Town
WV
$45,696
Nat: $38,929
5yr Post-Grad
$11,116
/yr
-
-$24k
College of Western Idaho
Nampa
ID
$45,649
Nat: $38,929
5yr Post-Grad
$11,193
/yr
-
-$25k
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
$46,756
Nat: $38,929
5yr Post-Grad
$19,542
/yr
-
-$29k
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
$42,843
Nat: $38,929
5yr Post-Grad
$3,839
/yr
-
-$39k
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
$41,437
Nat: $38,929
4yr Post-Grad
$5,954
/yr
-
-$48k
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
$38,829
Nat: $38,929
5yr Post-Grad
$1,676
/yr
-
-$75k
South Texas College
McAllen
TX
$32,363
Nat: $38,929
4yr Post-Grad
$855
/yr
-
-$131k
Merced College
Merced
CA
$32,710
Nat: $38,929
5yr Post-Grad
$714
/yr
-
-$134k
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).