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Associate's Degree92 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 ($36,798)
P25-P75 Interval ($27,669 - $44,469)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Weber State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ogden
UT
$86,563
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$10,258
/yr
$14,309
+$366k
Hawkeye Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waterloo
IA
$59,000
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$9,649
/yr
-
+$117k
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fergus Falls
MN
$52,931
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$12,556
/yr
$13,836
+$54k
Ridgewater College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Willmar
MN
$47,662
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$10,046
/yr
-
+$7k
Gadsden State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gadsden
AL
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,515
/yr
-
-$0
American River College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,999
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,860
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,520
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,702
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$2,424
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,906
/yr
-
-$0
Cuesta College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Luis Obispo
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$12,124
/yr
-
-$0
De Anza College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Cupertino
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,642
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,069
/yr
-
-$0
Golden West College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Huntington Beach
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$4,824
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,814
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Tahoe Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
South Lake Tahoe
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,516
/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: $46,500
$12,323
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Mission College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sylmar
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$13,380
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$2,818
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,490
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,133
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,377
/yr
-
-$0
Saddleback College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mission Viejo
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$4,152
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,814
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Christian University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $46,500
$29,500
/yr
-
-$0
Black Hawk College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Moline
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,944
/yr
-
-$0
Danville Area Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Danville
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$4,777
/yr
-
-$0
College of DuPage
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Glen Ellyn
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,401
/yr
-
-$0
Olney
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$10,092
/yr
-
-$0
Illinois Valley Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oglesby
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$2,232
/yr
-
-$0
Joliet Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Joliet
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$1,672
/yr
-
-$0
McHenry County College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Crystal Lake
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,042
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Valley Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Palos Hills
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$2,829
/yr
-
-$0
Parkland College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,048
/yr
-
-$0
Sauk Valley Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dixon
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,493
/yr
-
-$0
William Rainey Harper College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Palatine
IL
-
Nat: $46,500
$11,607
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $46,500
$16,045
/yr
-
-$0
Des Moines Area Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ankeny
IA
-
Nat: $46,500
$11,171
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa Lakes Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Estherville
IA
-
Nat: $46,500
$13,933
/yr
-
-$0
Allen County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Iola
KS
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,642
/yr
-
-$0
Butler Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
El Dorado
KS
-
Nat: $46,500
$15,724
/yr
-
-$0
Sullivan University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Louisville
KY
-
Nat: $46,500
$25,532
/yr
-
-$0
Delta College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
University Center
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$4,547
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Rapids Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Grand Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,621
/yr
-
-$0
Lansing Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,437
/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: $46,500
$10,083
/yr
-
-$0
Washtenaw Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$3,249
/yr
-
-$0
West Shore Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Scottville
MI
-
Nat: $46,500
$1,527
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bemidji
MN
-
Nat: $46,500
$10,996
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota County Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rosemount
MN
-
Nat: $46,500
$13,548
/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: $46,500
$10,272
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State College Southeast
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Winona
MN
-
Nat: $46,500
$16,140
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,615
/yr
-
-$0
Finger Lakes Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Canandaigua
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$13,898
/yr
-
-$0
Hudson Valley Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Troy
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,501
/yr
-
-$0
Nassau Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Garden City
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$7,095
/yr
-
-$0
Niagara County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sanborn
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,876
/yr
-
-$0
Orange County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Middletown
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,794
/yr
-
-$0
Rockland Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Suffern
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$11,282
/yr
-
-$0
Sullivan County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Loch Sheldrake
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$8,482
/yr
-
-$0
Alfred
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$15,016
/yr
-
-$0
Delhi
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$17,225
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Westchester Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Valhalla
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$9,373
/yr
-
-$0
Devils Lake
ND
-
Nat: $46,500
$13,577
/yr
-
-$0
Bucks County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Newtown
PA
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,389
/yr
-
-$0
Butler County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Butler
PA
-
Nat: $46,500
$6,233
/yr
-
-$0
Harcum College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bryn Mawr
PA
-
Nat: $46,500
$24,776
/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: $46,500
$4,807
/yr
-
-$0
Clark College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Vancouver
WA
-
Nat: $46,500
$11,465
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San German
PR
-
Nat: $46,500
$9,148
/yr
-
-$0
Suffolk County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Selden
NY
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,258
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$2,129
/yr
-
-$0
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
-
Nat: $46,500
$9,597
/yr
-
-$0
Norco College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Norco
CA
-
Nat: $46,500
$5,169
/yr
-
-$0
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
South Charleston
WV
-
Nat: $46,500
$4,565
/yr
-
-$0
Harrisburg Area Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Harrisburg
PA
$44,469
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$14,471
/yr
-
-$33k
Greenville Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Greenville
SC
$39,486
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$11,713
/yr
$14,709
-$78k
Midlands Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
West Columbia
SC
$37,299
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$4,647
/yr
-
-$88k
Mattoon
IL
$36,798
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$2,254
/yr
-
-$88k
North Country Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saranac Lake
NY
$38,497
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$11,868
/yr
-
-$89k
St Cloud Technical and Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Cloud
MN
$35,600
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$9,635
/yr
-
-$99k
Dallas
TX
$39,046
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$20,778
/yr
$22,500
-$100k
Northland Community and Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Thief River Falls
MN
$35,600
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$13,975
/yr
-
-$107k
Alexandria
MN
$33,993
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$13,691
/yr
-
-$124k
Huntington Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Huntington
WV
$29,609
Nat: $46,500
4yr Post-Grad
$9,422
/yr
$22,912
-$175k
Owens Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Perrysburg
OH
$27,669
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$10,369
/yr
-
-$185k
Iowa Western Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Council Bluffs
IA
$27,295
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$14,629
/yr
-
-$197k
Hutchinson Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hutchinson
KS
$24,035
Nat: $39,486
2yr Post-Grad
$6,727
/yr
-
-$218k
Baker College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Owosso
MI
$22,094
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$13,157
/yr
-
-$250k
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Brooklyn
NY
$20,687
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$5,606
/yr
-
-$252k
Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Louis
MO
$11,351
Nat: $46,500
2yr Post-Grad
$19,137
/yr
-
-$381k
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.