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Associate's Degree•25 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 ($73,729)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,713 - $89,729)
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 ($73,729)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,713 - $79,041)
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 ($73,729)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,713 - $79,041)
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
Godfrey
IL
$112,093
Nat: $77,878
4yr Post-Grad
$4,998
/yr
-
+$607k
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Okmulgee
OK
$105,423
Nat: $77,878
5yr Post-Grad
$9,834
/yr
-
+$520k
Lackawanna College
Scranton
PA
$89,729
Nat: $77,878
4yr Post-Grad
$19,225
/yr
-
+$381k
Thibodaux
LA
$79,041
Nat: $77,878
4yr Post-Grad
$13,357
/yr
$15,751
+$296k
Houston City College
Houston
TX
$73,729
Nat: $77,878
4yr Post-Grad
$4,575
/yr
-
+$264k
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford
Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$75,391
Nat: $77,878
5yr Post-Grad
$13,598
/yr
-
+$249k
Pittsburgh
Earnings shared by 2 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program.
PA
$75,391
Nat: $77,878
5yr Post-Grad
$29,362
/yr
-
+$220k
Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever
LA
$62,837
Nat: $77,878
5yr Post-Grad
$9,493
/yr
-
+$143k
Pierpont Community and Technical College
Fairmont
WV
$57,318
Nat: $77,878
2yr Post-Grad
$7,940
/yr
-
+$128k
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City
LA
$54,713
Nat: $77,878
2yr Post-Grad
$8,389
/yr
-
+$101k
Aims Community College
Greeley
CO
$50,856
Nat: $77,878
2yr Post-Grad
$2,470
/yr
-
+$72k
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit
MS
$46,862
Nat: $77,878
5yr Post-Grad
$3,318
/yr
-
+$2k
Liberal
KS
-
Nat: $77,878
$8,584
/yr
-
-$0
Bismarck
ND
-
Nat: $77,878
$9,531
/yr
-
-$0
Williston State College
Williston
ND
-
Nat: $77,878
$7,309
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $77,878
$5,670
/yr
-
-$0
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands
TX
-
Nat: $77,878
$15,874
/yr
-
-$0
Western Texas College
Snyder
TX
-
Nat: $77,878
$3,101
/yr
-
-$0
Southwest Virginia Community College
Cedar Bluff
VA
-
Nat: $77,878
$5,173
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia Northern Community College
Wheeling
WV
-
Nat: $77,878
$4,488
/yr
-
-$0
Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs
WY
-
Nat: $77,878
$10,352
/yr
-
-$0
University of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
VI
-
Nat: $77,878
$7,071
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Alto College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $77,878
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap
PA
-
Nat: $77,878
$9,010
/yr
-
-$0
Navarro College
Corsicana
TX
$29,685
Nat: $77,878
2yr Post-Grad
$15,500
/yr
-
-$174k
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).