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Associate's Degree70 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
$51,356
Nat: $41,496
4yr Post-Grad
$6,390
/yr
-
+$40k
Cochise County Community College District
Sierra Vista
AZ
-
Nat: $41,496
$7,929
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
AZ
-
Nat: $41,496
$11,650
/yr
-
-$0
Mesa Community College
Mesa
AZ
-
Nat: $41,496
$12,132
/yr
-
-$0
Academy of Art University
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$40,613
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$5,520
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$3,702
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,906
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$9,490
/yr
-
-$0
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$12,124
/yr
-
-$0
De Anza College
Cupertino
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,642
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$15,728
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$8,312
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$8,069
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$8,365
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,814
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$12,152
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$7,443
/yr
-
-$0
Moorpark College
Moorpark
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$-2,296
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,490
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$7,203
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena City College
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$3,864
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$3,133
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$8,377
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$7,935
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$5,814
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$2,779
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,331
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$480
/yr
-
-$0
Sierra College
Rocklin
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$7,245
/yr
-
-$0
Skyline College
San Bruno
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$1,738
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $41,496
$12,671
/yr
-
-$0
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton
CO
-
Nat: $41,496
$11,571
/yr
-
-$0
Vincennes University
Vincennes
IN
-
Nat: $41,496
$11,225
/yr
-
-$0
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $41,496
$3,249
/yr
-
-$0
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale
MS
-
Nat: $41,496
$-274
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $41,496
$4,608
/yr
-
-$0
Itawamba Community College
Fulton
MS
-
Nat: $41,496
$4,616
/yr
-
-$0
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville
MS
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,048
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,615
/yr
-
-$0
Ocean County College
Toms River
NJ
-
Nat: $41,496
$11,411
/yr
-
-$0
Salem Community College
Carneys Point
NJ
-
Nat: $41,496
$10,816
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $41,496
$5,606
/yr
-
-$0
Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer
NY
-
Nat: $41,496
$13,419
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville
NY
-
Nat: $41,496
$15,939
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla
NY
-
Nat: $41,496
$9,373
/yr
-
-$0
Randolph Community College
Asheboro
NC
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,918
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Wilburton
OK
-
Nat: $41,496
$10,830
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $41,496
$4,739
/yr
-
-$0
Rose State College
Midwest City
OK
-
Nat: $41,496
$12,148
/yr
-
-$0
Bucks County Community College
Newtown
PA
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,389
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware County Community College
Media
PA
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,576
/yr
-
-$0
Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke
PA
-
Nat: $41,496
$9,433
/yr
-
-$0
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $41,496
$12,119
/yr
-
-$0
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi
TX
-
Nat: $41,496
$3,399
/yr
-
-$0
El Paso Community College
El Paso
TX
-
Nat: $41,496
$3,206
/yr
-
-$0
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens
TX
-
Nat: $41,496
$4,092
/yr
-
-$0
Paris Junior College
Paris
TX
-
Nat: $41,496
$7,690
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $41,496
$4,585
/yr
-
-$0
South Plains College
Levelland
TX
-
Nat: $41,496
$6,791
/yr
-
-$0
Texarkana College
Texarkana
TX
-
Nat: $41,496
$8,812
/yr
-
-$0
Tyler Junior College
Tyler
TX
-
Nat: $41,496
$10,206
/yr
-
-$0
Western Texas College
Snyder
TX
-
Nat: $41,496
$3,562
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $41,496
$9,804
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $41,496
$7,409
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
-
Nat: $41,496
$1,807
/yr
-
-$0
Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Keyser
WV
-
Nat: $41,496
$9,197
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University
Morgantown
WV
-
Nat: $41,496
$15,634
/yr
-
-$0
Suffolk County Community College
Selden
NY
-
Nat: $41,496
$5,258
/yr
-
-$0
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse
NY
$45,638
Nat: $41,496
4yr Post-Grad
$8,562
/yr
$8,250
-$20k
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.