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Associate's Degree•74 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 ($81,864)
P25-P75 Interval ($73,770 - $81,864)
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 ($77,817)
P25-P75 Interval ($73,770 - $81,864)
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 ($77,817)
P25-P75 Interval ($73,770 - $81,864)
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
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
$81,864
Nat: $63,321
5yr Post-Grad
$19,542
/yr
-
+$295k
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
$73,770
Nat: $63,321
4yr Post-Grad
$7,224
/yr
-
+$259k
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$85
/yr
-
-$0
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$4,330
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$1,577
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Crafton Hills College
Yucaipa
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$11,754
/yr
-
-$0
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$5,891
/yr
-
-$0
Cuyamaca College
El Cajon
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$7,178
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$17,769
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$710
/yr
-
-$0
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$3,737
/yr
-
-$0
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$2,851
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Hartnell College
Salinas
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
-
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$6,055
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Harbor College
Wilmington
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$2,680
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$3,150
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$10,836
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$25,231
/yr
-
-$0
Merced College
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$714
/yr
-
-$0
Mission College
Santa Clara
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$4,223
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$5,954
/yr
-
-$0
Napa Valley College
Napa
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$3,152
/yr
-
-$0
Ohlone College
Fremont
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$6,828
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$1,850
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena City College
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$16,993
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$21,008
/yr
-
-$0
College of San Mateo
San Mateo
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
-
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$1,096
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Siskiyous
Weed
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$18,459
/yr
-
-$0
Skyline College
San Bruno
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$616
/yr
-
-$0
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$17,782
/yr
-
-$0
Solano Community College
Fairfield
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$2,905
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
Coalinga College
Coalinga
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$9,339
/yr
-
-$0
West Valley College
Saratoga
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$1,033
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls
ID
-
Nat: $63,321
$9,371
/yr
-
-$0
Dodge City Community College
Dodge City
KS
-
Nat: $63,321
$6,382
/yr
-
-$0
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke
MA
-
Nat: $63,321
$6,427
/yr
-
-$0
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner
MA
-
Nat: $63,321
$4,452
/yr
-
-$0
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
MA
-
Nat: $63,321
$2,020
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $63,321
$3,276
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Community College
Norfolk
NE
-
Nat: $63,321
$6,395
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $63,321
$3,726
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $63,321
$4,268
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $63,321
$5,670
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $63,321
$5,160
/yr
-
-$0
Rogers State University
Claremore
OK
-
Nat: $63,321
$18,042
/yr
-
-$0
Mt Hood Community College
Gresham
OR
-
Nat: $63,321
$5,233
/yr
-
-$0
Amarillo College
Amarillo
TX
-
Nat: $63,321
$8,580
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $63,321
$2,445
/yr
-
-$0
Blinn College District
Brenham
TX
-
Nat: $63,321
$9,773
/yr
-
-$0
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi
TX
-
Nat: $63,321
$5,439
/yr
-
-$0
Houston City College
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $63,321
$4,575
/yr
-
-$0
Odessa College
Odessa
TX
-
Nat: $63,321
$5,895
/yr
-
-$0
Tyler Junior College
Tyler
TX
-
Nat: $63,321
$7,080
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $63,321
$6,144
/yr
-
-$0
Casper College
Casper
WY
-
Nat: $63,321
$8,870
/yr
-
-$0
University of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
VI
-
Nat: $63,321
$7,071
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$2,040
/yr
-
-$0
South Texas College
McAllen
TX
-
Nat: $63,321
$855
/yr
-
-$0
Lemoore College
Lemoore
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$11,802
/yr
-
-$0
Norco College
Norco
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$27,120
/yr
-
-$0
Texas State Technical College
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $63,321
$13,663
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $63,321
$2,122
/yr
-
-$0
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).