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Associate's Degree32 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 ($39,996)
P25-P75 Interval ($29,685 - $42,286)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Dine College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Tsaile
AZ
-
Nat: $37,614
$6,057
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $37,614
$8,312
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $37,614
$12,152
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Jacinto
CA
-
Nat: $37,614
$6,806
/yr
-
-$0
Taft College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Taft
CA
-
Nat: $37,614
$2,823
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $37,614
$11,513
/yr
-
-$0
Florida State College at Jacksonville
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Jacksonville
FL
-
Nat: $37,614
$4,128
/yr
-
-$0
Hillsborough Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $37,614
$3,861
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $37,614
$5,463
/yr
-
-$0
St Petersburg College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
St. Petersburg
FL
-
Nat: $37,614
$1,471
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Idaho
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Twin Falls
ID
-
Nat: $37,614
$6,095
/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: $37,614
$1,672
/yr
-
-$0
Mattoon
IL
-
Nat: $37,614
$2,254
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota North College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hibbing
MN
-
Nat: $37,614
$10,432
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $37,614
$4,608
/yr
-
-$0
Itawamba Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fulton
MS
-
Nat: $37,614
$4,616
/yr
-
-$0
Jones County Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ellisville
MS
-
Nat: $37,614
$6,048
/yr
-
-$0
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Perkinston
MS
-
Nat: $37,614
$6,962
/yr
-
-$0
Nashua Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Nashua
NH
-
Nat: $37,614
$23,154
/yr
-
-$0
San Juan College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Farmington
NM
-
Nat: $37,614
$5,769
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $37,614
$25,648
/yr
-
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Batavia
OH
-
Nat: $37,614
$13,803
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $37,614
$5,986
/yr
-
-$0
Lehigh Carbon Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Schnecksville
PA
-
Nat: $37,614
$9,203
/yr
-
-$0
Laredo College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Laredo
TX
-
Nat: $37,614
$5,798
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Aguadilla
PR
-
Nat: $37,614
$8,742
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mercedita
PR
-
Nat: $37,614
$9,026
/yr
-
-$0
Palau Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Koror
PW
-
Nat: $37,614
$2,787
/yr
-
-$0
California
PA
-
Nat: $37,614
$18,256
/yr
-
-$0
Chemeketa Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Salem
OR
$42,286
Nat: $37,614
4yr Post-Grad
$8,200
/yr
-
-$44k
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
$39,996
Nat: $37,614
4yr Post-Grad
$6,615
/yr
-
-$64k
Community College of Rhode Island
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Warwick
RI
$29,685
Nat: $39,996
2yr Post-Grad
$6,513
/yr
-
-$157k
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.