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Associate's Degree•61 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 ($36,990)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,170 - $39,992)
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 ($36,990)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,170 - $39,992)
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 ($36,990)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,170 - $39,992)
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
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn
NY
$64,000
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$3,245
/yr
-
+$178k
Mesa Community College
Mesa
AZ
-
Nat: $36,642
$10,412
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $36,642
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $36,642
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $36,642
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Leeward Community College
Pearl City
HI
-
Nat: $36,642
$7,157
/yr
-
-$0
Danville Area Community College
Danville
IL
-
Nat: $36,642
$3,398
/yr
-
-$0
Joliet Junior College
Joliet
IL
-
Nat: $36,642
$4,588
/yr
-
-$0
Mattoon
IL
-
Nat: $36,642
$5,445
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills
IL
-
Nat: $36,642
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Sioux Center
IA
-
Nat: $36,642
$25,944
/yr
-
-$0
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $36,642
$1,638
/yr
$7,200
-$0
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg
KY
-
Nat: $36,642
$678
/yr
-
-$0
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland
KY
-
Nat: $36,642
$712
/yr
-
-$0
Harford Community College
Bel Air
MD
-
Nat: $36,642
$5,493
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe County Community College
Monroe
MI
-
Nat: $36,642
$4,044
/yr
-
-$0
Montcalm Community College
Sidney
MI
-
Nat: $36,642
$7,371
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls
MN
-
Nat: $36,642
$14,404
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota North College
Hibbing
MN
-
Nat: $36,642
$12,194
/yr
-
-$0
Ridgewater College
Willmar
MN
-
Nat: $36,642
$17,043
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $36,642
$14,725
/yr
-
-$0
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft
NJ
-
Nat: $36,642
$11,178
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Clovis
NM
-
Nat: $36,642
$2,113
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City
NY
-
Nat: $36,642
$4,184
/yr
-
-$0
Genesee Community College
Batavia
NY
-
Nat: $36,642
$8,903
/yr
-
-$0
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
NY
-
Nat: $36,642
$8,022
/yr
-
-$0
Nassau Community College
Garden City
NY
-
Nat: $36,642
$8,506
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau
ND
-
Nat: $36,642
$11,499
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $36,642
$11,313
/yr
-
-$0
Southern State Community College
Hillsboro
OH
-
Nat: $36,642
$8,691
/yr
-
-$0
Blue Mountain Community College
Pendleton
OR
-
Nat: $36,642
$14,077
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $36,642
$9,510
/yr
-
-$0
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville
PA
-
Nat: $36,642
$6,022
/yr
-
-$0
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $36,642
$12,119
/yr
-
-$0
South College
Knoxville
TN
-
Nat: $36,642
$17,273
/yr
-
-$0
Patrick & Henry Community College
Martinsville
VA
-
Nat: $36,642
$3,885
/yr
-
-$0
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon
WA
-
Nat: $36,642
$18,835
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $36,642
$19,206
/yr
-
-$0
Yakima
WA
-
Nat: $36,642
$17,448
/yr
-
-$0
Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville
WI
-
Nat: $36,642
$10,514
/yr
-
-$0
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha
WI
-
Nat: $36,642
$11,704
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
WI
-
Nat: $36,642
$9,232
/yr
-
-$0
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
WI
-
Nat: $36,642
$11,014
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $36,642
$11,615
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo
PR
-
Nat: $36,642
$7,134
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $36,642
$2,040
/yr
-
-$0
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls
OR
-
Nat: $36,642
$12,098
/yr
-
-$0
Alaska Christian College
Soldotna
AK
-
Nat: $36,642
$5,177
/yr
-
-$0
New River Community and Technical College
Beaver
WV
-
Nat: $36,642
$1,743
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
NY
$41,043
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$2,955
/yr
-
-$47k
Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence
KY
$40,586
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$1,391
/yr
-
-$49k
CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx
NY
$39,992
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$3,613
/yr
-
-$59k
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn
NY
$38,313
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$3,726
/yr
-
-$76k
CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx
NY
$37,783
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$3,914
/yr
-
-$82k
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville
KY
$36,990
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$1,628
/yr
$7,787
-$86k
Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls
MN
$36,865
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$19,003
/yr
-
-$119k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$34,873
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$13,916
/yr
-
-$130k
Texas State Technical College
Waco
TX
$32,170
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
-
-$157k
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud
MN
$31,855
Nat: $36,642
4yr Post-Grad
$14,905
/yr
-
-$162k
Middlesex College
Edison
NJ
$24,035
Nat: $36,642
2yr Post-Grad
$4,122
/yr
-
-$214k
Suffolk County Community College
Selden
NY
$20,824
Nat: $36,642
2yr Post-Grad
$5,315
/yr
-
-$251k
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).