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Associate's Degree•34 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 ($50,934)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,665 - $57,700)
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 ($49,118)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,665 - $57,700)
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 ($49,118)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,665 - $57,700)
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
Durham Technical Community College
Durham
NC
$74,897
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$3,152
/yr
-
+$277k
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
$75,081
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$9,195
/yr
-
+$268k
Essex County College
Newark
NJ
$68,134
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$6,242
/yr
-
+$210k
Camden County College
Blackwood
NJ
$61,446
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$2,974
/yr
-
+$154k
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn
NY
$57,700
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$2,818
/yr
-
+$118k
Hillsborough College
Tampa
FL
$57,215
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$3,594
/yr
$12,739
+$112k
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
$54,035
Nat: $48,724
2yr Post-Grad
$6,016
/yr
-
+$98k
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Boston
MA
$56,306
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$18,833
/yr
-
+$76k
Triton College
River Grove
IL
$50,934
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$3,243
/yr
-
+$52k
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson
Tucson
Earnings shared by 2 Pima Medical Institute campuses, which report as one program.
AZ
$47,302
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$22k
Portland Community College
Portland
OR
$46,972
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$6,234
/yr
-
+$7k
Goodwin University
East Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $48,724
$31,759
/yr
-
-$0
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale
FL
-
Nat: $48,724
$7,989
/yr
-
-$0
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
-
Nat: $48,724
$8,717
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $48,724
$3,814
/yr
-
-$0
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth
FL
-
Nat: $48,724
$8,820
/yr
-
-$0
St Catherine University
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $48,724
$19,090
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $48,724
$3,276
/yr
-
-$0
Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg
NJ
-
Nat: $48,724
$4,662
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $48,724
$6,961
/yr
-
-$0
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte
NC
-
Nat: $48,724
$1,741
/yr
-
-$0
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $48,724
$2,652
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $48,724
$5,670
/yr
-
-$0
Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin
TN
-
Nat: $48,724
$10,508
/yr
-
-$0
St Philip's College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $48,724
$4,544
/yr
-
-$0
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond
VA
-
Nat: $48,724
$5,599
/yr
-
-$0
Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro
GA
-
Nat: $48,724
$5,806
/yr
-
-$0
Erie Community College
Buffalo
NY
$45,933
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$10,988
/yr
-
-$12k
Roane State Community College
Harriman
TN
$41,665
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$1,635
/yr
-
-$38k
Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Denver
Earnings shared by 2 Pima Medical Institute campuses, which report as one program.
CO
$47,302
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$40,902
/yr
-
-$54k
Henry Ford College
Dearborn
MI
$33,993
Nat: $48,724
2yr Post-Grad
$317
/yr
-
-$100k
Renton Technical College
Renton
WA
$32,569
Nat: $48,724
2yr Post-Grad
$18,421
/yr
-
-$148k
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena
TX
$26,896
Nat: $48,724
2yr Post-Grad
$1,807
/yr
-
-$178k
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Mercedita
PR
$22,300
Nat: $48,724
4yr Post-Grad
$9,683
/yr
-
-$252k
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).