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Associate's Degree•168 Institutions
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut State Community College New Britain | CT | $53,983 5yr Post-Grad | $8,865 /yr | - | +$60k |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs | IA | $50,785 5yr Post-Grad | $11,574 /yr | - | +$25k |
| Brookdale Community College Lincroft | NJ | $49,261 5yr Post-Grad | $8,882 /yr | - | +$15k |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | SC | $42,743 5yr Post-Grad | $3,719 /yr | $16,500 | -$39k |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | NY | $42,704 5yr Post-Grad | $4,882 /yr | - | -$42k |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | MN | $43,529 5yr Post-Grad | $10,925 /yr | - | -$45k |
| Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids | MI | $42,557 5yr Post-Grad | $11,153 /yr | $12,319 | -$55k |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta | GA | $40,302 5yr Post-Grad | $-864 /yr | - | -$55k |
| St. Augustine College Chicago | IL | $43,384 5yr Post-Grad | $17,082 /yr | - | -$58k |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny | IA | $41,811 5yr Post-Grad | $11,050 /yr | $8,334 | -$62k |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | WA | $40,814 5yr Post-Grad | $6,206 /yr | - | -$63k |
| National Louis University Chicago | IL | $42,444 5yr Post-Grad | $16,157 /yr | $12,833 | -$65k |
| Southern Maine Community College South Portland | ME | $41,344 5yr Post-Grad | $11,638 /yr | - | -$68k |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | AZ | $41,795 5yr Post-Grad | $14,380 /yr | - | -$68k |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids | IA | $40,714 5yr Post-Grad | $9,388 /yr | $9,511 | -$70k |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | WA | $39,692 5yr Post-Grad | $3,912 /yr | - | -$70k |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | WI | $40,883 5yr Post-Grad | $10,910 /yr | $11,500 | -$71k |
| Central Community College Grand Island | NE | $39,855 5yr Post-Grad | $6,781 /yr | - | -$74k |
| Richland Community College Decatur | IL | $39,371 5yr Post-Grad | $5,393 /yr | - | -$76k |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | WI | $40,188 5yr Post-Grad | $10,277 /yr | - | -$77k |
| North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton | ND | $39,940 5yr Post-Grad | $10,802 /yr | - | -$80k |
| Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha | NE | $38,492 5yr Post-Grad | $4,005 /yr | - | -$82k |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City | MI | $38,650 5yr Post-Grad | $5,243 /yr | $11,000 | -$83k |
| Austin Community College District Austin | TX | $38,732 5yr Post-Grad | $6,306 /yr | - | -$84k |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | KS | $40,068 5yr Post-Grad | $13,912 /yr | - | -$84k |
| University of Hawaii Maui College Kahului | HI | $38,985 5yr Post-Grad | $9,421 /yr | - | -$87k |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | PA | $39,335 5yr Post-Grad | $12,117 /yr | - | -$88k |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | OH | $38,302 5yr Post-Grad | $7,113 /yr | $8,664 | -$90k |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | OH | $39,137 5yr Post-Grad | $13,362 /yr | - | -$93k |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | PA | $38,333 5yr Post-Grad | $10,228 /yr | - | -$95k |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont | WV | $37,821 5yr Post-Grad | $9,096 /yr | - | -$98k |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | TX | $37,524 5yr Post-Grad | $8,986 /yr | - | -$101k |
| Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover | DE | $37,199 5yr Post-Grad | $8,033 /yr | - | -$102k |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas | NV | $36,814 5yr Post-Grad | $6,329 /yr | - | -$103k |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | NY | $36,504 5yr Post-Grad | $5,298 /yr | - | -$104k |
| Kapiolani Community College Honolulu | HI | $36,477 5yr Post-Grad | $5,194 /yr | - | -$104k |
| Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park | NY | $41,224 5yr Post-Grad | $31,864 /yr | $12,000 | -$106k |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | OH | $35,888 5yr Post-Grad | $4,538 /yr | - | -$109k |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | NC | $36,316 5yr Post-Grad | $6,935 /yr | - | -$109k |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | IL | $35,918 5yr Post-Grad | $5,778 /yr | - | -$111k |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia | MI | $35,743 5yr Post-Grad | $5,372 /yr | $16,325 | -$112k |
| Hudson County Community College Jersey City | NJ | $35,726 5yr Post-Grad | $5,902 /yr | $11,500 | -$113k |
| Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville | GA | $36,839 5yr Post-Grad | $12,599 /yr | - | -$114k |
| Baker College Owosso | MI | $37,278 5yr Post-Grad | $15,171 /yr | $12,000 | -$115k |
| Mitchell Technical College Mitchell | SD | $36,953 5yr Post-Grad | $13,650 /yr | - | -$115k |
| College of Western Idaho Nampa | ID | $35,830 5yr Post-Grad | $7,697 /yr | - | -$115k |
| Triton College River Grove | IL | $32,925 2yr Post-Grad | $4,427 /yr | - | -$118k |
| Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton | MO | $35,232 5yr Post-Grad | $6,458 /yr | - | -$119k |
| Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee | OK | $35,970 5yr Post-Grad | $11,588 /yr | $14,167 | -$121k |
| Pima Community College Tucson | AZ | $34,298 5yr Post-Grad | $3,123 /yr | - | -$122k |
| Leeward Community College Pearl City | HI | $35,023 5yr Post-Grad | $7,636 /yr | - | -$123k |
| Bristol Community College Fall River | MA | $32,711 2yr Post-Grad | $6,235 /yr | - | -$124k |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | OH | $34,535 5yr Post-Grad | $5,741 /yr | - | -$125k |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | NY | $34,465 5yr Post-Grad | $5,436 /yr | - | -$125k |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | TX | $34,177 5yr Post-Grad | $6,073 /yr | - | -$129k |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | WA | $31,851 2yr Post-Grad | $4,971 /yr | - | -$131k |
| Hawaii Community College Hilo | HI | $34,234 5yr Post-Grad | $7,369 /yr | - | -$131k |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence | RI | $36,778 5yr Post-Grad | $21,611 /yr | - | -$131k |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | VA | $33,687 5yr Post-Grad | $5,618 /yr | - | -$133k |
| Southeast Community College Area Lincoln | NE | $34,047 5yr Post-Grad | $8,470 /yr | - | -$135k |
| Walnut Hill College Philadelphia | PA | $38,256 5yr Post-Grad | $33,578 /yr | $12,000 | -$139k |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville | WI | $33,982 5yr Post-Grad | $10,712 /yr | - | -$139k |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | MN | $34,012 5yr Post-Grad | $12,040 /yr | - | -$141k |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | NC | $31,727 5yr Post-Grad | $-28 /yr | - | -$142k |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi | NY | $34,776 5yr Post-Grad | $17,387 /yr | - | -$144k |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston | MA | $30,771 2yr Post-Grad | $6,313 /yr | - | -$145k |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte | NC | $36,778 5yr Post-Grad | $28,901 /yr | $14,167 | -$145k |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | NC | $33,786 5yr Post-Grad | $12,851 /yr | - | -$145k |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester | NH | $37,590 5yr Post-Grad | $33,742 /yr | - | -$146k |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | TX | $33,217 5yr Post-Grad | $10,280 /yr | $11,000 | -$146k |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | CO | $34,075 5yr Post-Grad | $15,331 /yr | - | -$147k |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor | MI | $31,812 5yr Post-Grad | $3,561 /yr | - | -$148k |
| Lane Community College Eugene | OR | $32,470 5yr Post-Grad | $7,427 /yr | - | -$148k |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence | RI | $36,778 5yr Post-Grad | $32,478 /yr | $14,167 | -$151k |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | WI | $32,428 5yr Post-Grad | $9,589 /yr | $14,125 | -$153k |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | TX | $31,891 5yr Post-Grad | $7,540 /yr | - | -$154k |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | SC | $31,587 5yr Post-Grad | $6,246 /yr | $18,734 | -$155k |
| Vincennes University Vincennes | IN | $32,217 5yr Post-Grad | $10,215 /yr | - | -$156k |
| Massasoit Community College Brockton | MA | $31,710 5yr Post-Grad | $7,718 /yr | - | -$157k |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach | VA | $33,929 5yr Post-Grad | $20,473 /yr | $17,896 | -$158k |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | PA | $33,391 5yr Post-Grad | $17,758 /yr | $16,293 | -$158k |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | TX | $30,913 5yr Post-Grad | $4,873 /yr | - | -$159k |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | NY | $31,183 5yr Post-Grad | $7,222 /yr | $11,970 | -$161k |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | NC | $30,521 5yr Post-Grad | $3,660 /yr | - | -$161k |
| Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake | NY | $31,492 5yr Post-Grad | $9,263 /yr | - | -$162k |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | MN | $32,136 5yr Post-Grad | $13,235 /yr | - | -$162k |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | MS | $30,271 5yr Post-Grad | $3,158 /yr | - | -$163k |
| South Texas College McAllen | TX | $29,888 5yr Post-Grad | $1,291 /yr | - | -$163k |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | MO | $30,961 5yr Post-Grad | $7,340 /yr | $8,933 | -$163k |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | IL | $30,675 5yr Post-Grad | $7,210 /yr | - | -$166k |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | WI | $29,141 2yr Post-Grad | $9,400 /yr | - | -$168k |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | NY | $28,309 2yr Post-Grad | $5,736 /yr | - | -$170k |
| Sullivan University Louisville | KY | $33,261 5yr Post-Grad | $25,785 /yr | $14,727 | -$174k |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock | AR | $31,202 5yr Post-Grad | $15,000 /yr | $17,953 | -$175k |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | CA | $27,765 2yr Post-Grad | $5,541 /yr | - | -$175k |
| Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing | NJ | $28,236 2yr Post-Grad | $8,502 /yr | $11,000 | -$176k |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay | OR | $29,777 5yr Post-Grad | $8,815 /yr | $12,000 | -$178k |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin | NJ | $35,296 5yr Post-Grad | $40,179 /yr | - | -$180k |
| Monroe County Community College Monroe | MI | $27,204 2yr Post-Grad | $5,261 /yr | - | -$181k |
| Utah Valley University Orem | UT | $29,313 5yr Post-Grad | $8,463 /yr | - | -$182k |
| Roosevelt University Chicago | IL | $31,407 5yr Post-Grad | $20,152 /yr | - | -$183k |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | NC | $30,242 5yr Post-Grad | $13,926 /yr | - | -$183k |
| Valencia College Orlando | FL | $29,578 5yr Post-Grad | $10,399 /yr | $11,422 | -$183k |
| Keystone College La Plume | PA | $31,559 5yr Post-Grad | $21,461 /yr | - | -$183k |
| Louisiana Culinary Institute Baton Rouge | LA | $32,944 5yr Post-Grad | $29,765 /yr | - | -$185k |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | TN | $26,933 2yr Post-Grad | $6,283 /yr | - | -$186k |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | FL | $27,899 5yr Post-Grad | $2,760 /yr | - | -$186k |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | NY | $27,584 2yr Post-Grad | $10,363 /yr | - | -$186k |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | PA | $32,090 5yr Post-Grad | $26,084 /yr | $15,638 | -$187k |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | TN | $31,773 5yr Post-Grad | $25,266 /yr | $19,337 | -$188k |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque | NM | $27,803 5yr Post-Grad | $3,454 /yr | - | -$188k |
| Monroe University Bronx | NY | $28,947 5yr Post-Grad | $10,376 /yr | $12,030 | -$189k |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | IL | $26,353 2yr Post-Grad | $6,212 /yr | - | -$192k |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale | FL | $32,736 5yr Post-Grad | $34,439 /yr | $18,500 | -$195k |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | FL | $27,251 5yr Post-Grad | $5,202 /yr | - | -$197k |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | TX | $27,047 5yr Post-Grad | $4,154 /yr | - | -$197k |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | PA | $25,967 2yr Post-Grad | $7,561 /yr | - | -$198k |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | AZ | $26,739 2yr Post-Grad | $12,211 /yr | - | -$199k |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | MS | $27,464 5yr Post-Grad | $7,372 /yr | - | -$199k |
| Kauai Community College Lihue | HI | $26,788 5yr Post-Grad | $5,724 /yr | - | -$203k |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome | GA | $24,421 2yr Post-Grad | $1,432 /yr | - | -$204k |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | NY | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $6,358 /yr | $6,439 | -$204k |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | WI | $25,774 2yr Post-Grad | $9,935 /yr | - | -$205k |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City | UT | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $7,661 /yr | - | -$207k |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | CO | $27,043 5yr Post-Grad | $9,682 /yr | - | -$207k |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | NC | $24,421 2yr Post-Grad | $3,723 /yr | - | -$208k |
| Macomb Community College Warren | MI | $26,273 5yr Post-Grad | $5,725 /yr | - | -$208k |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | IL | $24,035 2yr Post-Grad | $1,771 /yr | - | -$209k |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | PA | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $9,930 /yr | $12,771 | -$211k |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill | NY | $27,376 5yr Post-Grad | $17,980 /yr | - | -$219k |
| Linn-Benton Community College Albany | OR | $24,421 2yr Post-Grad | $11,070 /yr | - | -$221k |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | FL | $25,094 5yr Post-Grad | $7,201 /yr | $11,279 | -$223k |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron | OH | $26,471 5yr Post-Grad | $14,981 /yr | - | -$223k |
| Guam Community College Mangilao | GU | $24,469 5yr Post-Grad | $4,620 /yr | - | -$224k |
| Bob Jones University Greenville | SC | $25,194 2yr Post-Grad | $17,529 /yr | - | -$225k |
| Savannah Technical College Savannah | GA | $23,113 2yr Post-Grad | $5,821 /yr | - | -$226k |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain New Britain | CT | $28,908 5yr Post-Grad | $30,180 /yr | - | -$226k |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina | PR | $24,537 5yr Post-Grad | $7,569 /yr | $8,950 | -$229k |
| Clark College Vancouver | WA | $24,922 5yr Post-Grad | $9,826 /yr | - | -$229k |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | LA | $23,693 2yr Post-Grad | $11,926 /yr | - | -$231k |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | VA | $24,232 5yr Post-Grad | $7,991 /yr | $16,637 | -$233k |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills | MI | $21,964 2yr Post-Grad | $4,568 /yr | - | -$236k |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City | IA | $21,964 2yr Post-Grad | $8,875 /yr | $11,000 | -$244k |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | FL | $20,824 2yr Post-Grad | $2,339 /yr | - | -$244k |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn | MI | $21,742 5yr Post-Grad | $576 /yr | - | -$245k |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred | NY | $22,777 2yr Post-Grad | $14,488 /yr | $12,000 | -$245k |
| Culinary Institute Inc Houston | TX | $26,286 5yr Post-Grad | $26,470 /yr | $26,531 | -$246k |
| Houston Community College Houston | TX | $22,509 5yr Post-Grad | $6,738 /yr | $20,327 | -$248k |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | WI | $21,508 2yr Post-Grad | $8,667 /yr | - | -$249k |
| Mott Community College Flint | MI | $21,052 2yr Post-Grad | $6,258 /yr | - | -$249k |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | NY | $22,192 2yr Post-Grad | $14,186 /yr | - | -$251k |
| Institute of Technology Clovis | CA | $25,132 5yr Post-Grad | $23,027 /yr | $17,298 | -$251k |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | AL | $21,508 2yr Post-Grad | $10,880 /yr | - | -$253k |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville | AR | $20,140 2yr Post-Grad | $5,719 /yr | - | -$258k |
| Rend Lake College Ina | IL | $20,140 2yr Post-Grad | $7,309 /yr | - | -$261k |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | NC | $18,771 2yr Post-Grad | $8,596 /yr | - | -$278k |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | CA | $19,045 2yr Post-Grad | $10,658 /yr | - | -$279k |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | IL | $18,087 2yr Post-Grad | $6,839 /yr | - | -$282k |
| North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville | GA | $17,624 2yr Post-Grad | $4,361 /yr | - | -$283k |
| Zane State College Zanesville | OH | $15,922 2yr Post-Grad | $7,423 /yr | - | -$307k |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces | NM | $14,442 2yr Post-Grad | $4,621 /yr | - | -$318k |
| Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland | MD | $15,182 2yr Post-Grad | $10,107 /yr | - | -$320k |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces | NM | $14,442 2yr Post-Grad | $6,747 /yr | - | -$322k |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | MS | $13,702 2yr Post-Grad | $9,307 /yr | - | -$335k |
| ICPR Junior College-Arecibo Arecibo | PR | $12,313 5yr Post-Grad | $4,863 /yr | - | -$352k |
| ICPR Junior College Hato Rey | PR | $12,313 5yr Post-Grad | $5,196 /yr | - | -$352k |
| ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez Mayaguez | PR | $12,313 5yr Post-Grad | $5,426 /yr | - | -$353k |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta | GA | $9,167 2yr Post-Grad | $1,228 /yr | - | -$374k |
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.