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Associate's Degree•70 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 ($57,791)
P25-P75 Interval ($51,853 - $63,006)
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 ($62,519)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,895 - $69,394)
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 ($62,519)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,895 - $69,394)
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
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
Blue Ash
Earnings shared by 2 University of Cincinnati campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$75,248
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$13,910
/yr
$15,246
+$260k
Lowell
MA
$75,423
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$17,362
/yr
-
+$256k
Cincinnati
Earnings shared by 2 University of Cincinnati campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$75,248
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$24,917
/yr
$15,246
+$240k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Dallas
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$10,521
/yr
-
+$214k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
DuBois
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$11,531
/yr
-
+$212k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton
Dunmore
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$12,204
/yr
-
+$211k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
York
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$12,374
/yr
-
+$211k
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$12,651
/yr
-
+$210k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Hazleton
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$14,209
/yr
-
+$207k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$16,748
/yr
-
+$203k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
Media
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$18,053
/yr
-
+$200k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$19,570
/yr
-
+$197k
Bucks County Community College
Newtown
PA
$66,044
Nat: $56,799
5yr Post-Grad
$5,431
/yr
-
+$180k
University Park
Earnings shared by 10 Pennsylvania State University campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$69,394
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$33,675
/yr
-
+$171k
Clayton State University
Morrow
GA
$63,006
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$8,868
/yr
$23,322
+$158k
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
NY
$61,679
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$8,022
/yr
$11,836
+$147k
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia
MS
$62,032
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$10,559
/yr
-
+$146k
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse
NY
$60,896
Nat: $56,799
5yr Post-Grad
$5,201
/yr
-
+$133k
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland
OH
$57,923
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$2,652
/yr
-
+$121k
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
IN
$57,363
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$5,673
/yr
$8,592
+$110k
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
$57,791
Nat: $56,799
5yr Post-Grad
$9,195
/yr
-
+$97k
Genesee Community College
Batavia
NY
$52,975
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$8,903
/yr
-
+$61k
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn
NY
$51,853
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$8,745
/yr
-
+$51k
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh
NC
$52,298
Nat: $56,799
5yr Post-Grad
$6,738
/yr
-
+$49k
Mattoon
IL
$50,071
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$5,445
/yr
-
+$39k
ITI Technical College
Baton Rouge
LA
$52,895
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$22,128
/yr
$14,537
+$36k
North Central Texas College
Gainesville
TX
$49,136
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$9,607
/yr
-
+$22k
Cochise County Community College District
Sierra Vista
AZ
-
Nat: $56,799
$7,684
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher
AZ
-
Nat: $56,799
$9,309
/yr
-
-$0
Ozarka College
Melbourne
AR
-
Nat: $56,799
$4,182
/yr
-
-$0
South Suburban College
South Holland
IL
-
Nat: $56,799
$2,011
/yr
-
-$0
Triton College
River Grove
IL
-
Nat: $56,799
$3,243
/yr
-
-$0
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine
IL
-
Nat: $56,799
$10,058
/yr
-
-$0
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City
LA
-
Nat: $56,799
$8,389
/yr
$17,500
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $56,799
$5,976
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
MA
-
Nat: $56,799
$7,964
/yr
-
-$0
Alpena
MI
-
Nat: $56,799
$3,238
/yr
-
-$0
Alexandria
MN
-
Nat: $56,799
$19,595
/yr
-
-$0
Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester
MN
-
Nat: $56,799
$18,037
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $56,799
$14,725
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$10,036
/yr
-
-$0
Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$9,116
/yr
-
-$0
Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$9,309
/yr
-
-$0
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$13,117
/yr
-
-$0
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Johnstown
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$7,704
/yr
-
-$0
Jefferson Community College
Watertown
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$8,372
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$4,268
/yr
-
-$0
Orange County Community College
Middletown
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$7,121
/yr
-
-$0
Rockland Community College
Suffern
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$6,348
/yr
-
-$0
Alfred
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$14,079
/yr
-
-$0
Canton
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$12,696
/yr
-
-$0
Delhi
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$17,334
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla
NY
-
Nat: $56,799
$7,291
/yr
-
-$0
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville
NC
-
Nat: $56,799
$8,652
/yr
-
-$0
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory
NC
-
Nat: $56,799
$6,463
/yr
-
-$0
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $56,799
$2,937
/yr
-
-$0
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Ahoskie
NC
-
Nat: $56,799
$4,688
/yr
-
-$0
Immaculata University
Immaculata
PA
-
Nat: $56,799
$23,811
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota State University
Madison
SD
-
Nat: $56,799
$20,554
/yr
-
-$0
Panola College
Carthage
TX
-
Nat: $56,799
$7,932
/yr
-
-$0
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $56,799
$12,644
/yr
-
-$0
Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Keyser
WV
-
Nat: $56,799
$13,967
/yr
-
-$0
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $56,799
$18,020
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan
WY
-
Nat: $56,799
$11,256
/yr
-
-$0
Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs
WY
-
Nat: $56,799
$10,352
/yr
-
-$0
Colegio Universitario de San Juan
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $56,799
-
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Alto College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $56,799
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
FL
$51,539
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$36,511
/yr
-
-$4k
Zane State College
Zanesville
OH
$46,219
Nat: $56,799
4yr Post-Grad
$8,577
/yr
-
-$5k
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Mountain Home
AR
$21,508
Nat: $56,799
2yr Post-Grad
$7,708
/yr
-
-$248k
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).