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Associate's Degree•149 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 ($50,527)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,128 - $56,438)
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 ($50,480)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,128 - $56,438)
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 ($50,480)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,128 - $56,438)
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
Woodland Community College
Woodland
CA
$89,041
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$4,005
/yr
-
+$402k
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
$77,094
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$18,693
/yr
-
+$268k
De Anza College
Cupertino
CA
$71,064
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,801
/yr
-
+$241k
Elgin Community College
Elgin
IL
$67,323
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,286
/yr
-
+$203k
Citrus College
Glendora
CA
$66,841
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
$850
/yr
-
+$196k
Mission College
Santa Clara
CA
$67,420
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
$4,223
/yr
-
+$195k
Evergreen Valley College
San Jose
CA
$68,300
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
$9,375
/yr
-
+$194k
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton
CA
$65,425
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$2,451
/yr
-
+$192k
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
CA
$65,210
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$2,040
/yr
-
+$191k
Copper Mountain Community College
Joshua Tree
CA
$66,094
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$9,404
/yr
-
+$186k
MiraCosta College
Oceanside
CA
$66,179
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
$5,146
/yr
-
+$182k
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
$63,614
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$85
/yr
-
+$180k
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
$64,444
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,954
/yr
-
+$177k
Joliet Junior College
Joliet
IL
$60,852
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$4,588
/yr
-
+$145k
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino
CA
$63,205
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$17,782
/yr
-
+$143k
Heartland Community College
Normal
IL
$62,651
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$15,472
/yr
$8,125
+$142k
Yuba College
Marysville
CA
$59,650
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$691
/yr
-
+$141k
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills
CA
$59,287
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,150
/yr
-
+$133k
Blue Ridge Community College
Weyers Cave
VA
$60,535
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$13,500
/yr
-
+$126k
Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley
CA
$62,331
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$26,725
/yr
-
+$119k
Big Rapids
MI
$58,134
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$8,402
/yr
$16,167
+$112k
Ventura College
Ventura
CA
$58,128
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$111k
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
$59,719
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$17,769
/yr
-
+$110k
West Valley College
Saratoga
CA
$56,438
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$1,033
/yr
-
+$109k
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
$56,162
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$4,875
/yr
-
+$100k
Shasta College
Redding
CA
$56,192
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$7,225
/yr
$11,750
+$96k
Sussex County Community College
Newton
NJ
$55,699
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$10,517
/yr
-
+$85k
Gavilan College
Gilroy
CA
$58,695
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
$22,074
/yr
-
+$82k
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
Chicago
IL
$54,410
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,079
/yr
-
+$81k
Solano Community College
Fairfield
CA
$53,777
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$2,905
/yr
-
+$80k
Kaskaskia College
Centralia
IL
$53,633
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$4,839
/yr
-
+$75k
Laurel Ridge Community College
Middletown
VA
$53,653
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,184
/yr
-
+$75k
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
$53,233
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,531
/yr
-
+$74k
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine
IL
$54,379
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$10,058
/yr
$6,500
+$73k
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
Chicago
IL
$53,058
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,287
/yr
-
+$69k
Triton College
River Grove
IL
$52,421
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,243
/yr
$8,725
+$66k
Crafton Hills College
Yucaipa
CA
$53,835
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$11,754
/yr
-
+$64k
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
Chicago
IL
$52,454
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,286
/yr
-
+$61k
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
$52,007
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,165
/yr
$7,307
+$59k
Victor Valley College
Victorville
CA
$50,905
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$1,182
/yr
-
+$55k
Golden West College
Huntington Beach
CA
$53,319
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$51k
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
$50,527
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$1,577
/yr
-
+$51k
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
$54,768
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$24,678
/yr
-
+$50k
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby
IL
$50,741
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,176
/yr
-
+$50k
Oxnard College
Oxnard
CA
$52,804
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$50k
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield
IL
$50,823
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,659
/yr
$10,150
+$50k
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago
IL
$51,025
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,462
/yr
-
+$47k
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove
IL
$49,992
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$2,551
/yr
$6,475
+$44k
Black Hawk College
Moline
IL
$50,172
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$4,349
/yr
-
+$42k
Morton College
Cicero
IL
$50,393
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,075
/yr
-
+$41k
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park
CA
$50,875
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
$3,737
/yr
-
+$40k
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
$50,156
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$7,224
/yr
-
+$37k
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond
VA
$49,555
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,599
/yr
$9,500
+$34k
Parkland College
Champaign
IL
$49,181
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,553
/yr
-
+$30k
Oakton College
Des Plaines
IL
$48,644
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,948
/yr
-
+$28k
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
$51,936
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$21,767
/yr
-
+$27k
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake
IL
$49,990
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$11,434
/yr
-
+$27k
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills
IL
$48,554
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,887
/yr
$9,500
+$27k
College of Lake County
Grayslake
IL
$49,153
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$7,280
/yr
-
+$27k
Moorpark College
Moorpark
CA
$50,432
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$27k
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago
IL
$49,098
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$7,250
/yr
-
+$26k
Mattoon
IL
$48,077
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,445
/yr
-
+$19k
Rock Valley College
Rockford
IL
$47,679
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,385
/yr
-
+$19k
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena
TX
$47,229
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$1,807
/yr
-
+$17k
Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke
VA
$47,601
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$4,912
/yr
-
+$15k
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
$47,743
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,765
/yr
-
+$13k
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago
IL
$47,500
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,258
/yr
-
+$12k
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
Chicago
IL
$47,366
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,760
/yr
-
+$10k
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville
IL
$47,418
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$7,555
/yr
$7,114
+$9k
Godfrey
IL
$46,834
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$4,998
/yr
$7,625
+$8k
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale
VA
$46,956
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,880
/yr
$9,125
+$7k
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
$50,340
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$24,504
/yr
-
+$7k
Kishwaukee College
Malta
IL
$46,128
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$4,358
/yr
$8,250
+$2k
University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau
AK
-
Nat: $50,181
$13,407
/yr
-
-$0
College of Alameda
Alameda
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$294
/yr
-
-$0
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$3,975
/yr
-
-$0
Barstow Community College
Barstow
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$7,373
/yr
-
-$0
Canada College
Redwood City
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$365
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$19,542
/yr
-
-$0
Cerro Coso Community College
Ridgecrest
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$12,913
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$9,873
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$5,852
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$25,657
/yr
-
-$0
Cosumnes River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$3,676
/yr
-
-$0
Cuyamaca College
El Cajon
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$7,178
/yr
-
-$0
Cypress College
Cypress
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$759
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$710
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Grossmont College
El Cajon
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$3,900
/yr
-
-$0
Lassen Community College
Susanville
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$13,459
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$10,836
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Mission College
Sylmar
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$3,881
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$25,231
/yr
-
-$0
College of Marin
Kentfield
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$23,388
/yr
-
-$0
Merritt College
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$6,360
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
Ohlone College
Fremont
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$6,828
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Verde College
Blythe
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$23,756
/yr
-
-$0
Porterville College
Porterville
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$3,071
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$2,684
/yr
-
-$0
Sierra College
Rocklin
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$27,774
/yr
-
-$0
Skyline College
San Bruno
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$616
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
Taft College
Taft
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$4,362
/yr
-
-$0
West Los Angeles College
Culver City
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$5,238
/yr
-
-$0
Danville Area Community College
Danville
IL
-
Nat: $50,181
$3,398
/yr
-
-$0
Olney
IL
-
Nat: $50,181
$7,211
/yr
-
-$0
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights
IL
-
Nat: $50,181
$4,220
/yr
-
-$0
Southeastern Illinois College
Harrisburg
IL
-
Nat: $50,181
$14,233
/yr
-
-$0
Spoon River College
Canton
IL
-
Nat: $50,181
$7,652
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill
MA
-
Nat: $50,181
$6,427
/yr
-
-$0
Alpena
MI
-
Nat: $50,181
$3,238
/yr
-
-$0
Gogebic Community College
Ironwood
MI
-
Nat: $50,181
$6,623
/yr
-
-$0
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton
NJ
-
Nat: $50,181
-
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca
PA
-
Nat: $50,181
$10,233
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick
RI
-
Nat: $50,181
$5,861
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne
WY
-
Nat: $50,181
$8,602
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan
WY
-
Nat: $50,181
$11,256
/yr
-
-$0
Las Positas College
Livermore
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$22,259
/yr
-
-$0
Folsom Lake College
Folsom
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$4,339
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $50,181
$2,122
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Peninsula Community College
Hampton
VA
$46,269
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,830
/yr
-
-$1k
South Suburban College
South Holland
IL
$44,903
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$2,011
/yr
-
-$6k
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon
IL
$45,005
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,818
/yr
-
-$12k
Richland Community College
Decatur
IL
$44,259
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$2,690
/yr
-
-$14k
Imperial Valley College
Imperial
CA
$43,842
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$1,562
/yr
-
-$16k
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk
VA
$45,557
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$11,681
/yr
$8,500
-$17k
Napa Valley College
Napa
CA
$43,305
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,152
/yr
-
-$24k
John Wood Community College
Quincy
IL
$43,445
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,248
/yr
-
-$29k
American River College
Sacramento
CA
$43,319
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$5,730
/yr
-
-$29k
Hudson County Community College
Jersey City
NJ
$43,419
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,999
/yr
-
-$30k
Lake Tahoe Community College
South Lake Tahoe
CA
$43,757
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$10,673
/yr
-
-$34k
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
$41,701
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$1,850
/yr
-
-$38k
Highland Community College
Freeport
IL
$41,202
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$3,090
/yr
-
-$45k
Shawnee Community College
Ullin
IL
$41,226
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$4,449
/yr
-
-$48k
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto
CA
$41,855
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$8,198
/yr
-
-$48k
Ina
IL
$41,686
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$7,833
/yr
-
-$49k
Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore
MD
$41,514
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$6,920
/yr
-
-$49k
Norco College
Norco
CA
$44,674
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$27,120
/yr
-
-$55k
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica
CA
$40,384
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
$1,693
/yr
-
-$59k
Los Angeles Harbor College
Wilmington
CA
$39,396
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$2,680
/yr
-
-$63k
College of the Redwoods
Eureka
CA
$42,531
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$20,206
/yr
$10,000
-$63k
San Jose City College
San Jose
CA
$40,609
Nat: $50,181
4yr Post-Grad
$15,965
/yr
-
-$75k
John A Logan College
Carterville
IL
$35,951
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
$7,393
/yr
-
-$114k
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville
VA
$35,425
Nat: $50,181
5yr Post-Grad
$9,613
/yr
-
-$123k
Galesburg
IL
$18,771
Nat: $50,181
2yr Post-Grad
$9,186
/yr
-
-$280k
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).