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Associate's Degree•63 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 ($49,333)
P25-P75 Interval ($36,098 - $61,799)
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 ($49,333)
P25-P75 Interval ($36,098 - $61,799)
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 ($49,333)
P25-P75 Interval ($36,098 - $61,799)
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
$61,799
Nat: $40,755
4yr Post-Grad
$10,237
/yr
-
+$144k
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
$49,333
Nat: $40,755
4yr Post-Grad
$2,445
/yr
$9,250
+$37k
Arizona Western College
Yuma
AZ
-
Nat: $40,755
$8,825
/yr
-
-$0
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$3,975
/yr
-
-$0
American River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$5,730
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$85
/yr
-
-$0
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$4,330
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$19,542
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$9,873
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$5,852
/yr
-
-$0
Cosumnes River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$3,676
/yr
-
-$0
Crafton Hills College
Yucaipa
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$11,754
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$17,769
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$710
/yr
-
-$0
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$3,737
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$22,074
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Hartnell College
Salinas
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
-
/yr
-
-$0
Imperial Valley College
Imperial
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$1,562
/yr
-
-$0
Irvine Valley College
Irvine
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$21,874
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$6,055
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Tahoe Community College
South Lake Tahoe
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$10,673
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach City College
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$1,192
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$3,150
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$3,881
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$25,231
/yr
-
-$0
College of Marin
Kentfield
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$23,388
/yr
-
-$0
Mendocino College
Ukiah
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$11,640
/yr
-
-$0
Merced College
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$714
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$5,954
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena City College
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$16,993
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$23,913
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$21,008
/yr
-
-$0
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$2,451
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$2,684
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$1,096
/yr
-
-$0
Skyline College
San Bruno
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$616
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
West Los Angeles College
Culver City
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$5,238
/yr
-
-$0
West Valley College
Saratoga
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$1,033
/yr
-
-$0
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale
MS
-
Nat: $40,755
$1,198
/yr
-
-$0
Holmes Community College
Goodman
MS
-
Nat: $40,755
$6,993
/yr
-
-$0
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno
NV
-
Nat: $40,755
$4,948
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe
NM
-
Nat: $40,755
$6,863
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City
NY
-
Nat: $40,755
$4,184
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne
WY
-
Nat: $40,755
$8,602
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest College
Powell
WY
-
Nat: $40,755
$7,660
/yr
-
-$0
Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs
WY
-
Nat: $40,755
$10,352
/yr
-
-$0
Copper Mountain Community College
Joshua Tree
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$9,404
/yr
-
-$0
College of Western Idaho
Nampa
ID
-
Nat: $40,755
$11,193
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$26,725
/yr
-
-$0
Norco College
Norco
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$27,120
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $40,755
$2,122
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
$36,098
Nat: $40,755
4yr Post-Grad
$21,767
/yr
-
-$132k
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).