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Associate's Degree•182 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 ($39,638)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,670 - $48,479)
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 ($43,632)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,565 - $50,314)
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 ($43,632)
P25-P75 Interval ($33,565 - $50,314)
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
Normandale Community College
Bloomington
MN
$59,773
Nat: $44,264
5yr Post-Grad
$18,780
/yr
$12,500
+$98k
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester
NH
$61,532
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$36,764
/yr
$16,500
+$93k
Schoolcraft Community College District
Livonia
MI
$55,598
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$9,329
/yr
-
+$86k
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
$53,723
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$7,667
/yr
-
+$71k
Green River College
Auburn
WA
$54,972
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$18,821
/yr
-
+$63k
Rasmussen University-North Dakota
Fargo
Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.
ND
$51,824
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$9,960
/yr
$22,278
+$48k
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn
NY
$50,267
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$2,818
/yr
-
+$46k
Sioux Falls
SD
$51,327
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$15,616
/yr
$12,000
+$33k
Rasmussen University-Minnesota
St. Cloud
Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.
MN
$51,824
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$19,534
/yr
$22,278
+$30k
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford
Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.
IL
$51,824
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$21,203
/yr
$22,278
+$27k
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha
WI
$50,009
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$11,704
/yr
-
+$27k
Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala
Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.
FL
$51,824
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$22,082
/yr
$22,278
+$26k
Rasmussen University-Kansas
Topeka
Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.
KS
$51,824
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$24,957
/yr
$22,278
+$20k
Madison Area Technical College
Madison
WI
$48,479
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$11,919
/yr
-
+$11k
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park
MN
$50,314
Nat: $44,264
5yr Post-Grad
$19,985
/yr
-
+$5k
Phoenix College
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $44,264
$10,160
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $44,264
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
Aims Community College
Greeley
CO
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,470
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $44,264
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
Post University
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $44,264
$20,694
/yr
$28,832
-$0
Strayer University-District of Columbia
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale
FL
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,989
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $44,264
$36,511
/yr
-
-$0
Full Sail University
Winter Park
FL
-
Nat: $44,264
$37,401
/yr
-
-$0
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce
FL
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,617
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,814
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe College
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $44,264
$11,289
/yr
-
-$0
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford
FL
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,904
/yr
-
-$0
Webber International University
Babson Park
FL
-
Nat: $44,264
$34,035
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,240
/yr
-
-$0
Point University
West Point
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$24,955
/yr
-
-$0
Augusta Technical College
Augusta
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,427
/yr
-
-$0
West Georgia Technical College
Waco
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,469
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$4,043
/yr
-
-$0
Savannah Technical College
Savannah
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,457
/yr
-
-$0
Americus
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$1,166
/yr
-
-$0
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
-
-$0
College of Eastern Idaho
Idaho Falls
ID
-
Nat: $44,264
$5,384
/yr
-
-$0
Elgin Community College
Elgin
IL
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,286
/yr
-
-$0
Butler Community College
El Dorado
KS
-
Nat: $44,264
$16,838
/yr
-
-$0
Garden City Community College
Garden City
KS
-
Nat: $44,264
$5,768
/yr
-
-$0
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park
KS
-
Nat: $44,264
$12,359
/yr
-
-$0
Neosho County Community College
Chanute
KS
-
Nat: $44,264
$9,067
/yr
-
-$0
Cecil College
North East
MD
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,720
/yr
-
-$0
Prince George's Community College
Largo
MD
-
Nat: $44,264
$9,310
/yr
-
-$0
Massasoit Community College
Brockton
MA
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,492
/yr
-
-$0
North Shore Community College
Danvers
MA
-
Nat: $44,264
$5,287
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
MA
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,020
/yr
-
-$0
Alpena
MI
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,238
/yr
-
-$0
Mott Community College
Flint
MI
-
Nat: $44,264
$9,438
/yr
-
-$0
Delta College
University Center
MI
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,911
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,461
/yr
-
-$0
Montcalm Community College
Sidney
MI
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,371
/yr
-
-$0
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon
MI
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,531
/yr
-
-$0
St Clair County Community College
Port Huron
MI
-
Nat: $44,264
$10,902
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount
MN
-
Nat: $44,264
$20,329
/yr
-
-$0
South Central College
North Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $44,264
$12,198
/yr
-
-$0
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud
MN
-
Nat: $44,264
$14,905
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul College
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $44,264
$17,954
/yr
-
-$0
Ridgewater College
Willmar
MN
-
Nat: $44,264
$17,043
/yr
-
-$0
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$1,198
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,276
/yr
-
-$0
Hinds Community College
Raymond
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,135
/yr
-
-$0
Holmes Community College
Goodman
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,993
/yr
-
-$0
Itawamba Community College
Fulton
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,729
/yr
-
-$0
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$5,252
/yr
-
-$0
Meridian Community College
Meridian
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,473
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$10,559
/yr
-
-$0
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$5,878
/yr
-
-$0
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,318
/yr
-
-$0
Manchester Community College
Manchester
NH
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,188
/yr
-
-$0
Nashua Community College
Nashua
NH
-
Nat: $44,264
$8,209
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park
NJ
-
Nat: $44,264
$16,902
/yr
-
-$0
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft
NJ
-
Nat: $44,264
$11,178
/yr
-
-$0
Camden County College
Blackwood
NJ
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,974
/yr
-
-$0
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
Vineland
NJ
-
Nat: $44,264
$12,974
/yr
-
-$0
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
Sewell
NJ
-
Nat: $44,264
$14,281
/yr
-
-$0
Middlesex College
Edison
NJ
-
Nat: $44,264
$4,122
/yr
-
-$0
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey
Cranford
NJ
-
Nat: $44,264
$5,248
/yr
-
-$0
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $44,264
$12,430
/yr
$22,134
-$0
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
NY
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,955
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,613
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $44,264
$16,514
/yr
-
-$0
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
NY
-
Nat: $44,264
$13,117
/yr
-
-$0
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
NY
-
Nat: $44,264
$8,022
/yr
-
-$0
Clark State College
Springfield
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$10,176
/yr
-
-$0
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,652
/yr
-
-$0
Edison State Community College
Piqua
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,923
/yr
-
-$0
Lakeland Community College
Kirtland
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,765
/yr
-
-$0
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,312
/yr
-
-$0
Marion Technical College
Marion
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,851
/yr
-
-$0
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$11,513
/yr
-
-$0
Miami University-Middletown
Middletown
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$10,410
/yr
-
-$0
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$29,447
/yr
-
-$0
Zane State College
Zanesville
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$8,577
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$11,313
/yr
-
-$0
University of Northwestern Ohio
Lima
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$21,862
/yr
-
-$0
Terra State Community College
Fremont
OH
-
Nat: $44,264
$19,194
/yr
-
-$0
Mt Hood Community College
Gresham
OR
-
Nat: $44,264
$5,233
/yr
-
-$0
Portland Community College
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,234
/yr
-
-$0
Umpqua Community College
Roseburg
OR
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,615
/yr
-
-$0
Central Penn College
Summerdale
PA
-
Nat: $44,264
$15,056
/yr
-
-$0
Lansdale School of Business
North Wales
PA
-
Nat: $44,264
$25,101
/yr
-
-$0
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $44,264
$12,119
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,445
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas College
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $44,264
$16,414
/yr
-
-$0
Houston City College
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $44,264
$4,575
/yr
-
-$0
Laredo College
Laredo
TX
-
Nat: $44,264
$3,157
/yr
-
-$0
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville
TX
-
Nat: $44,264
$2,957
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $44,264
$6,144
/yr
-
-$0
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach
VA
-
Nat: $44,264
$12,243
/yr
$22,134
-$0
Strayer University-Virginia
Arlington
VA
-
Nat: $44,264
$17,213
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Bellevue College
Bellevue
WA
-
Nat: $44,264
$18,271
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane Community College
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $44,264
$20,482
/yr
-
-$0
Yakima
WA
-
Nat: $44,264
$17,448
/yr
-
-$0
Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland
WI
-
Nat: $44,264
$16,446
/yr
-
-$0
Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids
WI
-
Nat: $44,264
$17,372
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac
WI
-
Nat: $44,264
$9,785
/yr
-
-$0
Casper College
Casper
WY
-
Nat: $44,264
$8,870
/yr
-
-$0
ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez
Mayaguez
PR
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,762
/yr
-
-$0
ICPR Junior College
Hato Rey
PR
-
Nat: $44,264
$8,061
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$12,185
/yr
-
-$0
Athens Technical College
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,929
/yr
-
-$0
St Charles Community College
Cottleville
MO
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,871
/yr
-
-$0
Hawaii Community College
Hilo
HI
-
Nat: $44,264
$8,514
/yr
-
-$0
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls
OR
-
Nat: $44,264
$12,098
/yr
-
-$0
Strayer University-Maryland
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $44,264
$17,773
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Tennessee
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Florida
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Delaware
Wilmington
DE
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Alabama
Birmingham
AL
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa
WI
-
Nat: $44,264
$14,592
/yr
$22,134
-$0
Strayer University-North Carolina
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $44,264
$18,695
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-New Jersey
Piscataway
NJ
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
College of Western Idaho
Nampa
ID
-
Nat: $44,264
$11,193
/yr
-
-$0
Strayer University-West Virginia
Scott Depot
WV
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Arkansas
Little Rock
AR
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Georgia
Chamblee
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$17,159
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Mississippi
Jackson
MS
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-South Carolina
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $44,264
$22,593
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Texas
Farmers Branch
TX
-
Nat: $44,264
-
/yr
$12,905
-$0
Strayer University-Global Region
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $44,264
$23,175
/yr
$12,905
-$0
ICPR Junior College
Manati
PR
-
Nat: $44,264
$7,566
/yr
-
-$0
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
Orchard Park
NY
-
Nat: $44,264
$14,087
/yr
$22,134
-$0
Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$8,881
/yr
-
-$0
Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross
GA
-
Nat: $44,264
$395
/yr
-
-$0
Nassau Community College
Garden City
NY
$45,971
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$8,506
/yr
$10,126
-$7k
Big Rapids
MI
$45,024
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$8,402
/yr
$16,226
-$17k
Eau Claire
WI
$45,268
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$12,151
/yr
$15,119
-$21k
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati
OH
$43,877
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$5,184
/yr
-
-$22k
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
WI
$44,891
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$11,014
/yr
-
-$23k
Kennebec Valley Community College
Fairfield
ME
$43,931
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$7,256
/yr
-
-$26k
Ensign College
Salt Lake City
UT
$44,882
Nat: $44,264
5yr Post-Grad
$8,143
/yr
-
-$26k
Watertown
SD
$43,632
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$15,278
/yr
$12,000
-$43k
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
GA
$44,474
Nat: $44,264
5yr Post-Grad
$15,675
/yr
-
-$44k
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane
WA
$43,219
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$19,537
/yr
$14,750
-$55k
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
IA
$39,638
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$12,073
/yr
$8,852
-$78k
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield
MO
$39,172
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$15,488
/yr
$16,309
-$89k
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston
MS
$36,825
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$7,502
/yr
-
-$98k
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa
OK
$38,928
Nat: $44,264
5yr Post-Grad
$15,452
/yr
-
-$99k
SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton
NY
$37,029
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$10,036
/yr
-
-$101k
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau
WI
$37,143
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$12,582
/yr
-
-$104k
La Crosse
WI
$33,993
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$11,615
/yr
-
-$120k
Three Rivers College
Poplar Bluff
MO
$34,725
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$9,000
/yr
-
-$122k
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
$33,565
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$10,493
/yr
-
-$123k
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
$33,993
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$14,725
/yr
-
-$126k
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny
IA
$31,670
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$7,005
/yr
-
-$137k
State College
PA
$35,722
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$23,369
/yr
-
-$138k
Macomb Community College
Warren
MI
$30,984
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$156k
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton
WI
$29,685
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$15,585
/yr
-
-$174k
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon
WA
$29,685
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$18,835
/yr
-
-$180k
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami
OK
$28,055
Nat: $43,632
2yr Post-Grad
$11,246
/yr
-
-$183k
Guam Community College
Mangilao
GU
$26,997
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
$4,527
/yr
-
-$194k
Columbia Basin College
Pasco
WA
$27,476
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$13,813
/yr
-
-$194k
Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta
GA
$25,053
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$5,227
/yr
-
-$205k
Berkeley College-New York
New York
NY
$25,194
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$32,052
/yr
-
-$252k
The University of Montana
Missoula
MT
$22,578
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$21,302
/yr
-
-$261k
Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville
WI
$20,140
Nat: $43,632
2yr Post-Grad
$10,514
/yr
-
-$268k
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville
NC
$18,401
Nat: $44,264
2yr Post-Grad
$3,428
/yr
-
-$274k
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin
Green Bay
Earnings shared by 6 Rasmussen University campuses, which report as one program.
WI
$51,824
Nat: $44,264
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
$22,278Cost not reported
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).