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Associate's Degree•82 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 ($38,497)
P25-P75 Interval ($29,609 - $47,662)
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 ($37,898)
P25-P75 Interval ($29,609 - $47,662)
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 ($37,898)
P25-P75 Interval ($29,609 - $47,662)
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
Weber State University
Ogden
UT
$86,563
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$10,237
/yr
$16,400
+$369k
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
$62,773
Nat: $46,500
5yr Post-Grad
$19,542
/yr
-
+$124k
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo
IA
$59,000
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$15,128
/yr
-
+$108k
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls
MN
$52,931
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$14,404
/yr
$13,360
+$51k
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden
AL
-
Nat: $46,500
$2,125
/yr
-
-$0
American River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,730
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$85
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$1,577
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,852
/yr
-
-$0
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,891
/yr
-
-$0
De Anza College
Cupertino
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,801
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Golden West College
Huntington Beach
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
-
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,055
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Tahoe Community College
South Lake Tahoe
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$10,673
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,531
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,954
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$23,913
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $46,500
$28,605
/yr
-
-$0
Black Hawk College
Moline
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$4,349
/yr
-
-$0
Danville Area Community College
Danville
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,398
/yr
-
-$0
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,165
/yr
-
-$0
Olney
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,211
/yr
-
-$0
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,176
/yr
-
-$0
Joliet Junior College
Joliet
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$4,588
/yr
-
-$0
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$11,434
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Parkland College
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,553
/yr
-
-$0
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,818
/yr
-
-$0
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny
IA
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,005
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa Lakes Community College
Estherville
IA
-
Nat: $46,500
$10,553
/yr
-
-$0
Butler Community College
El Dorado
KS
-
Nat: $46,500
$16,838
/yr
-
-$0
Sullivan University
Louisville
KY
-
Nat: $46,500
$28,420
/yr
-
-$0
Delta College
University Center
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,911
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,357
/yr
-
-$0
Lansing Community College
Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,292
/yr
-
-$0
North Central Michigan College
Petoskey
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$9,006
/yr
-
-$0
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,143
/yr
-
-$0
West Shore Community College
Scottville
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$4,598
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest Technical College
Bemidji
MN
-
Nat: $46,500
$11,886
/yr
-
-$0
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
MN
-
Nat: $46,500
$16,180
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona
MN
-
Nat: $46,500
$17,842
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,022
/yr
-
-$0
Nassau Community College
Garden City
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,506
/yr
-
-$0
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,745
/yr
-
-$0
Orange County Community College
Middletown
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,121
/yr
-
-$0
Rockland Community College
Suffern
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,348
/yr
-
-$0
Alfred
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$14,079
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,291
/yr
-
-$0
Devils Lake
ND
-
Nat: $46,500
$13,501
/yr
-
-$0
Bucks County Community College
Newtown
PA
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,431
/yr
-
-$0
Butler County Community College
Butler
PA
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,540
/yr
-
-$0
Harcum College
Bryn Mawr
PA
-
Nat: $46,500
$23,680
/yr
-
-$0
Aiken Technical College
Graniteville
SC
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,543
/yr
-
-$0
Clark College
Vancouver
WA
-
Nat: $46,500
$18,625
/yr
-
-$0
Suffolk County Community College
Selden
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,315
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$2,040
/yr
-
-$0
American Public University System
Charles Town
WV
-
Nat: $46,500
$11,116
/yr
-
-$0
Norco College
Norco
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$27,120
/yr
-
-$0
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
South Charleston
WV
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,757
/yr
-
-$0
Ridgewater College
Willmar
MN
$47,662
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$17,043
/yr
-
-$6k
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg
PA
$44,469
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$10,627
/yr
-
-$26k
Greenville Technical College
Greenville
SC
$39,486
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$10,029
/yr
-
-$76k
Alexandria
MN
$41,939
Nat: $46,500
5yr Post-Grad
$19,595
/yr
-
-$77k
Midlands Technical College
West Columbia
SC
$37,299
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$5,745
/yr
-
-$90k
North Country Community College
Saranac Lake
NY
$38,497
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$12,639
/yr
-
-$90k
Mattoon
IL
$36,798
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$5,445
/yr
-
-$94k
Dallas
TX
$39,046
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$21,574
/yr
-
-$101k
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud
MN
$35,600
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$14,905
/yr
-
-$109k
Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls
MN
$35,600
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$19,003
/yr
-
-$117k
Ameritas College
Huntington
WV
$29,609
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$11,490
/yr
-
-$179k
Owens Community College
Perrysburg
OH
$27,669
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$10,862
/yr
-
-$187k
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs
IA
$27,295
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$16,324
/yr
-
-$201k
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson
KS
$24,035
Nat: $38,497
2yr Post-Grad
$3,479
/yr
-
-$212k
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn
NY
$20,687
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$3,726
/yr
-
-$249k
Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts
Saint Louis
MO
$11,351
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$14,120
/yr
-
-$373k
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).