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Associate's Degree•66 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 ($52,237)
P25-P75 Interval ($45,553 - $58,860)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
American Public University System ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Charles Town | WV | $63,673 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $9,597 /yr | $18,018 | +$161k |
Miami University-Middletown ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Middletown | OH | $62,707 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $10,809 /yr | $20,062 | +$150k |
Miami University-Hamilton ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hamilton | OH | $62,707 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $11,286 /yr | $20,062 | +$149k |
Spartanburg Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Spartanburg | SC | $58,860 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $2,405 /yr | - | +$129k |
Oxford | OH | $62,707 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $28,384 /yr | $20,062 | +$118k |
Greenville Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Greenville | SC | $59,402 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $11,713 /yr | $20,794 | +$117k |
York Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rock Hill | SC | $56,291 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $5,931 /yr | $10,250 | +$98k |
New Mexico State University-Grants ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Grants | NM | $53,247 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $68 /yr | - | +$80k |
Midlands Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. West Columbia | SC | $53,618 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $4,647 /yr | $10,250 | +$75k |
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Las Cruces | NM | $53,247 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $6,048 /yr | - | +$69k |
Las Cruces | NM | $53,247 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $8,889 /yr | - | +$63k |
Tri-County Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Pendleton | SC | $52,237 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $14,670 /yr | - | +$43k |
CUNY Bronx Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bronx | NY | $50,195 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $4,462 /yr | - | +$42k |
Trident Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Charleston | SC | $48,936 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $1,406 /yr | - | +$35k |
Piedmont Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Greenwood | SC | $49,636 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $11,366 /yr | - | +$24k |
CUNY Kingsborough Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Brooklyn | NY | $48,306 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $5,606 /yr | - | +$21k |
Jonesboro | AR | - Nat: $51,859 | $12,366 /yr | - | -$0 |
Diablo Valley College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Pleasant Hill | CA | - Nat: $51,859 | $8,312 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles Trade Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $51,859 | $12,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
Connecticut State Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Britain | CT | - Nat: $51,859 | $11,513 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Albany | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $4,524 /yr | - | -$0 |
Augusta Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Augusta | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $10,485 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Georgia Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Waco | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $2,457 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Columbus | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $4,001 /yr | - | -$0 |
Georgia Northwestern Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rome | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $5,720 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lanier Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gainesville | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $7,799 /yr | - | -$0 |
Americus | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $1,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Valdosta | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $614 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dodge City Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dodge City | KS | - Nat: $51,859 | $4,068 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisiana State University-Eunice ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Eunice | LA | - Nat: $51,859 | $10,421 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Central Michigan College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Petoskey | MI | - Nat: $51,859 | $10,083 /yr | - | -$0 |
St Clair County Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Port Huron | MI | - Nat: $51,859 | $5,571 /yr | - | -$0 |
Anoka Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Anoka | MN | - Nat: $51,859 | $16,953 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hennepin Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Brooklyn Park | MN | - Nat: $51,859 | $10,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlantic Cape Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Mays Landing | NJ | - Nat: $51,859 | $8,392 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southeast New Mexico College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Carlsbad | NM | - Nat: $51,859 | $5,734 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Farmington | NM | - Nat: $51,859 | $5,769 /yr | - | -$0 |
Terra State Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fremont | OH | - Nat: $51,859 | $17,345 /yr | - | -$0 |
Aiken Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Graniteville | SC | - Nat: $51,859 | $4,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Technical College of the Lowcountry ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Beaufort | SC | - Nat: $51,859 | $14,724 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Orangeburg | SC | - Nat: $51,859 | $6,186 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dallas | TX | - Nat: $51,859 | $3,214 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lee College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Baytown | TX | - Nat: $51,859 | $6,879 /yr | - | -$0 |
Navarro College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Corsicana | TX | - Nat: $51,859 | $14,820 /yr | - | -$0 |
Weatherford College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Weatherford | TX | - Nat: $51,859 | $9,967 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edmonds College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lynnwood | WA | - Nat: $51,859 | $11,010 /yr | - | -$0 |
Peninsula College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Port Angeles | WA | - Nat: $51,859 | $9,246 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Seattle College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Seattle | WA | - Nat: $51,859 | $6,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Skagit Valley College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Mount Vernon | WA | - Nat: $51,859 | $6,064 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Puget Sound Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Olympia | WA | - Nat: $51,859 | $9,132 /yr | - | -$0 |
Yakima | WA | - Nat: $51,859 | $11,843 /yr | - | -$0 |
Georgia Piedmont Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Clarkston | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $13,761 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ogeechee Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Statesboro | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $6,542 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oconee Fall Line Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sandersville | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $12,844 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chattanooga | TN | - Nat: $51,859 | $23,958 /yr | - | -$0 |
Central Georgia Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Warner Robins | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $7,052 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coastal Pines Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Waycross | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $-126 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southern Regional Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Thomasville | GA | - Nat: $51,859 | $813 /yr | - | -$0 |
Horry-Georgetown Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Conway | SC | $45,817 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $4,159 /yr | $12,452 | -$996 |
SUNY Broome Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Binghamton | NY | $45,553 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $8,940 /yr | - | -$12k |
Delgado Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans | LA | $45,367 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $9,747 /yr | $19,000 | -$16k |
CUNY Queensborough Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bayside | NY | $42,907 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $4,458 /yr | - | -$31k |
Baker College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Owosso | MI | $37,748 Nat: $51,859 2yr Post-Grad | $13,157 /yr | - | -$83k |
Athens Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Athens | GA | $37,133 Nat: $51,859 4yr Post-Grad | $6,949 /yr | - | -$94k |
Central Carolina Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sumter | SC | $25,194 Nat: $51,859 2yr Post-Grad | $5,571 /yr | - | -$203k |
Savannah Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Savannah | GA | $22,192 Nat: $51,859 2yr Post-Grad | $6,114 /yr | - | -$236k |
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.