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Associate's Degree•117 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 ($54,182)
P25-P75 Interval ($43,165 - $56,285)
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 ($51,215)
P25-P75 Interval ($43,165 - $56,285)
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 ($51,215)
P25-P75 Interval ($43,165 - $56,285)
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
El Camino Community College District
Torrance
CA
$66,737
Nat: $54,182
5yr Post-Grad
$13,761
/yr
-
+$172k
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City
UT
$56,285
Nat: $45,147
5yr Post-Grad
$6,144
/yr
-
+$88k
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
$54,182
Nat: $45,147
5yr Post-Grad
$21,767
/yr
-
+$39k
College of Western Idaho
Nampa
ID
$48,247
Nat: $45,147
4yr Post-Grad
$11,193
/yr
-
+$10k
Arizona Western College
Yuma
AZ
-
Nat: $45,147
$8,825
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher
AZ
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,309
/yr
-
-$0
College of Alameda
Alameda
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$294
/yr
-
-$0
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,975
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$85
/yr
-
-$0
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$4,330
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Canada College
Redwood City
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$365
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$19,542
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,577
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,873
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Citrus College
Glendora
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$850
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,852
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$25,657
/yr
-
-$0
Crafton Hills College
Yucaipa
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$11,754
/yr
-
-$0
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,891
/yr
-
-$0
Cuyamaca College
El Cajon
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$7,178
/yr
-
-$0
De Anza College
Cupertino
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,801
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$17,769
/yr
-
-$0
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,737
/yr
-
-$0
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$2,851
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$22,074
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Golden West College
Huntington Beach
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
-
/yr
-
-$0
Grossmont College
El Cajon
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,900
/yr
-
-$0
Hartnell College
Salinas
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
-
/yr
-
-$0
Imperial Valley College
Imperial
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,562
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$6,055
/yr
-
-$0
Laney College
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,315
/yr
-
-$0
Long Beach City College
Long Beach
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,192
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,150
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,531
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$25,231
/yr
-
-$0
College of Marin
Kentfield
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$23,388
/yr
-
-$0
Mendocino College
Ukiah
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$11,640
/yr
-
-$0
Mission College
Santa Clara
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$4,223
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,954
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,676
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$8,198
/yr
-
-$0
Napa Valley College
Napa
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,152
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,850
/yr
-
-$0
Pasadena City College
Pasadena
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$16,993
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$23,913
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$21,008
/yr
-
-$0
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$2,451
/yr
-
-$0
College of San Mateo
San Mateo
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
-
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$2,684
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,693
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,096
/yr
-
-$0
Shasta College
Redding
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$7,225
/yr
-
-$0
Sierra College
Rocklin
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$27,774
/yr
-
-$0
Skyline College
San Bruno
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$616
/yr
-
-$0
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$17,782
/yr
-
-$0
Solano Community College
Fairfield
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$2,905
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
Ventura College
Ventura
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
-
/yr
-
-$0
Victor Valley College
Victorville
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,182
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley City College
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,987
/yr
-
-$0
Coalinga College
Coalinga
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,339
/yr
-
-$0
West Los Angeles College
Culver City
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,238
/yr
-
-$0
West Valley College
Saratoga
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$1,033
/yr
-
-$0
Yuba College
Marysville
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$691
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro
GA
-
Nat: $45,147
$6,673
/yr
-
-$0
North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene
ID
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,914
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls
ID
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,371
/yr
-
-$0
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights
IL
-
Nat: $45,147
$4,220
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
MA
-
Nat: $45,147
$7,964
/yr
-
-$0
Alpena
MI
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,238
/yr
-
-$0
Lansing Community College
Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,292
/yr
-
-$0
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson
MS
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,733
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,276
/yr
-
-$0
Itawamba Community College
Fulton
MS
-
Nat: $45,147
$2,729
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $45,147
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Salem Community College
Carneys Point
NJ
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,093
/yr
-
-$0
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $45,147
$6,426
/yr
-
-$0
Owens Community College
Perrysburg
OH
-
Nat: $45,147
$10,862
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,245
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,670
/yr
-
-$0
Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,160
/yr
-
-$0
Rose State College
Midwest City
OK
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,616
/yr
-
-$0
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi
TX
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,439
/yr
-
-$0
Houston City College
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $45,147
$4,575
/yr
-
-$0
Paris Junior College
Paris
TX
-
Nat: $45,147
$11,063
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,010
/yr
-
-$0
South Plains College
Levelland
TX
-
Nat: $45,147
$8,697
/yr
-
-$0
Tyler Junior College
Tyler
TX
-
Nat: $45,147
$7,080
/yr
-
-$0
Snow College
Ephraim
UT
-
Nat: $45,147
$7,556
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale
VA
-
Nat: $45,147
$5,880
/yr
-
-$0
Casper College
Casper
WY
-
Nat: $45,147
$8,870
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne
WY
-
Nat: $45,147
$8,602
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest College
Powell
WY
-
Nat: $45,147
$7,660
/yr
-
-$0
Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs
WY
-
Nat: $45,147
$10,352
/yr
-
-$0
American Samoa Community College
Pago Pago
AS
-
Nat: $45,147
$3,443
/yr
-
-$0
Copper Mountain Community College
Joshua Tree
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$9,404
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$2,040
/yr
-
-$0
South Texas College
McAllen
TX
-
Nat: $45,147
$855
/yr
-
-$0
Lemoore College
Lemoore
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$11,802
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$26,725
/yr
-
-$0
Norco College
Norco
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$27,120
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville
GA
-
Nat: $45,147
$18,466
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $45,147
$2,122
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
$43,165
Nat: $45,147
4yr Post-Grad
$710
/yr
-
-$21k
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
$37,495
Nat: $45,147
4yr Post-Grad
$2,445
/yr
-
-$82k
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).