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Undergrad Certificate•60 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 ($55,780)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,030 - $59,223)
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 ($55,780)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,030 - $59,223)
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 ($55,780)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,030 - $59,223)
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
Big Rapids
MI
$82,512
Nat: $54,024
4yr Post-Grad
$8,402
/yr
-
+$413k
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
$73,405
Nat: $54,024
4yr Post-Grad
$3,531
/yr
-
+$329k
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk
VA
$66,662
Nat: $54,024
4yr Post-Grad
$11,681
/yr
$5,500
+$255k
Middle Georgia State University
Macon
GA
$59,223
Nat: $54,024
4yr Post-Grad
$11,448
/yr
-
+$179k
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
$57,644
Nat: $54,024
4yr Post-Grad
$7,667
/yr
-
+$166k
Wayne Community College
Goldsboro
NC
$56,497
Nat: $54,024
5yr Post-Grad
$2,093
/yr
-
+$148k
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh
NC
$55,780
Nat: $54,024
4yr Post-Grad
$6,738
/yr
-
+$148k
Sioux City
IA
$53,736
Nat: $54,024
5yr Post-Grad
$9,042
/yr
-
+$113k
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita
KS
$44,982
Nat: $54,024
4yr Post-Grad
$10,348
/yr
-
+$29k
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $54,024
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $54,024
$25,231
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $54,024
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
CA
-
Nat: $54,024
$1,096
/yr
-
-$0
Shasta College
Redding
CA
-
Nat: $54,024
$7,225
/yr
-
-$0
Skyline College
San Bruno
CA
-
Nat: $54,024
$616
/yr
-
-$0
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce
FL
-
Nat: $54,024
$2,617
/yr
-
-$0
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford
FL
-
Nat: $54,024
$3,904
/yr
-
-$0
Idaho State University
Pocatello
ID
-
Nat: $54,024
$8,910
/yr
-
-$0
North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene
ID
-
Nat: $54,024
$5,914
/yr
-
-$0
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake
IL
-
Nat: $54,024
$11,434
/yr
-
-$0
Oakton College
Des Plaines
IL
-
Nat: $54,024
$3,948
/yr
-
-$0
Triton College
River Grove
IL
-
Nat: $54,024
$3,243
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
IA
-
Nat: $54,024
$11,757
/yr
-
-$0
Nunez Community College
Chalmette
LA
-
Nat: $54,024
$8,271
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
MA
-
Nat: $54,024
$2,020
/yr
-
-$0
Mott Community College
Flint
MI
-
Nat: $54,024
$9,438
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe County Community College
Monroe
MI
-
Nat: $54,024
$4,044
/yr
-
-$0
Warrensburg
MO
-
Nat: $54,024
$15,554
/yr
-
-$0
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Kansas City
MO
-
Nat: $54,024
$9,851
/yr
-
-$0
Middlesex College
Edison
NJ
-
Nat: $54,024
$4,122
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Clovis
NM
-
Nat: $54,024
$2,113
/yr
-
-$0
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$8,652
/yr
-
-$0
Beaufort County Community College
Washington
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$6,932
/yr
-
-$0
Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$4,341
/yr
-
-$0
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Hudson
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
-
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$6,156
/yr
-
-$0
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$6,463
/yr
-
-$0
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$1,741
/yr
-
-$0
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$17,020
/yr
-
-$0
Isothermal Community College
Spindale
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$10,918
/yr
-
-$0
Mitchell Community College
Statesville
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$5,250
/yr
-
-$0
Pitt Community College
Winterville
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$6,663
/yr
-
-$0
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Salisbury
NC
-
Nat: $54,024
$10,333
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $54,024
$5,184
/yr
$15,959
-$0
Edison State Community College
Piqua
OH
-
Nat: $54,024
$6,923
/yr
-
-$0
Owens Community College
Perrysburg
OH
-
Nat: $54,024
$10,862
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $54,024
$5,670
/yr
-
-$0
Terra State Community College
Fremont
OH
-
Nat: $54,024
$19,194
/yr
-
-$0
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence
SC
-
Nat: $54,024
$6,944
/yr
-
-$0
Midlands Technical College
West Columbia
SC
-
Nat: $54,024
$5,745
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland State Community College
Cleveland
TN
-
Nat: $54,024
$10,503
/yr
-
-$0
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
-
Nat: $54,024
$10,237
/yr
-
-$0
Danville Community College
Danville
VA
-
Nat: $54,024
$4,767
/yr
-
-$0
American Public University System
Charles Town
WV
-
Nat: $54,024
$11,116
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building
Port Hadlock
WA
-
Nat: $54,024
$21,550
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $54,024
$2,122
/yr
-
-$0
Crowder College
Neosho
MO
$41,030
Nat: $54,024
4yr Post-Grad
$9,098
/yr
-
-$13k
Newark
NJ
$34,511
Nat: $54,024
4yr Post-Grad
$7,721
/yr
-
-$84k
Tulsa Technology Center
Tulsa
OK
$29,685
Nat: $55,780
2yr Post-Grad
$8,334
/yr
-
-$124k
Professional Technical Institution
Bayamon
PR
$21,781
Nat: $54,024
5yr Post-Grad
$7,246
/yr
-
-$231k
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).