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Associate's Degree•73 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 ($69,808)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,585 - $83,657)
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 ($71,917)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,585 - $83,657)
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 ($71,917)
P25-P75 Interval ($54,585 - $83,657)
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
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City
MI
$109,489
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$3,926
/yr
$12,257
+$585k
Carbondale
IL
$103,606
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$12,554
/yr
$19,605
+$517k
Tulsa
OK
$108,656
Nat: $75,495
5yr Post-Grad
$31,585
/yr
$19,500
+$508k
Cedar City
UT
$87,845
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$10,887
/yr
-
+$379k
Polk State College
Winter Haven
FL
$83,657
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$7,232
/yr
-
+$348k
Central Oregon Community College
Bend
OR
$84,535
Nat: $75,495
5yr Post-Grad
$10,426
/yr
-
+$335k
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach
Earnings shared by 2 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campuses, which report as one program.
FL
$83,343
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$19,741
/yr
$18,687
+$322k
Miami Dade College
Miami
FL
$78,726
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$3,814
/yr
-
+$310k
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach
Earnings shared by 2 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campuses, which report as one program.
FL
$83,343
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$40,539
/yr
$18,687
+$284k
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale
FL
$75,637
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$7,989
/yr
$8,750
+$275k
Bozeman
MT
$74,026
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$23,106
/yr
$11,500
+$233k
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing
NY
$69,808
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$37,598
/yr
-
+$168k
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut
CA
$59,078
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$1,676
/yr
-
+$134k
Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore
MD
$59,093
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$6,920
/yr
-
+$124k
Green River College
Auburn
WA
$60,031
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$18,821
/yr
-
+$111k
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown
NC
$58,433
Nat: $75,495
5yr Post-Grad
$17,020
/yr
-
+$88k
Texas State Technical College
Waco
TX
$54,585
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$13,663
/yr
-
+$68k
Aims Community College
Greeley
CO
$50,507
Nat: $75,495
4yr Post-Grad
$2,470
/yr
-
+$49k
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks
AK
-
Nat: $75,495
$7,570
/yr
-
-$0
Cochise County Community College District
Sierra Vista
AZ
-
Nat: $75,495
$7,684
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $75,495
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa
CA
-
Nat: $75,495
$1,850
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $75,495
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $75,495
$21,008
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Northwestern Community College
Rangely
CO
-
Nat: $75,495
$7,930
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $75,495
$36,511
/yr
$22,500
-$0
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth
FL
-
Nat: $75,495
$8,820
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville
IL
-
Nat: $75,495
$7,555
/yr
-
-$0
Parkland College
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $75,495
$5,553
/yr
-
-$0
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $75,495
$5,673
/yr
-
-$0
Vincennes University
Vincennes
IN
-
Nat: $75,495
$10,093
/yr
$13,625
-$0
Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa
IA
-
Nat: $75,495
$11,505
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa Lakes Community College
Estherville
IA
-
Nat: $75,495
$10,553
/yr
-
-$0
Dodge City Community College
Dodge City
KS
-
Nat: $75,495
$6,382
/yr
-
-$0
Hesston
KS
-
Nat: $75,495
$17,352
/yr
-
-$0
North Shore Community College
Danvers
MA
-
Nat: $75,495
$5,287
/yr
-
-$0
Academy College
Bloomington
MN
-
Nat: $75,495
$36,485
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Superior College
Duluth
MN
-
Nat: $75,495
$17,272
/yr
-
-$0
Hinds Community College
Raymond
MS
-
Nat: $75,495
$6,135
/yr
-
-$0
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield
MO
-
Nat: $75,495
$15,488
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $75,495
$6,016
/yr
-
-$0
Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing
NJ
-
Nat: $75,495
$11,791
/yr
-
-$0
County College of Morris
Randolph
NJ
-
Nat: $75,495
$10,845
/yr
-
-$0
Mercer County Community College
West Windsor
NJ
-
Nat: $75,495
$7,132
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Roswell
NM
-
Nat: $75,495
$4,506
/yr
-
-$0
Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie
NY
-
Nat: $75,495
$9,309
/yr
-
-$0
Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady
NY
-
Nat: $75,495
$6,689
/yr
-
-$0
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville
NC
-
Nat: $75,495
$8,652
/yr
-
-$0
Lenoir Community College
Kinston
NC
-
Nat: $75,495
$7,947
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $75,495
$24,917
/yr
-
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
Batavia
OH
-
Nat: $75,495
$11,449
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $75,495
$5,245
/yr
-
-$0
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa
OK
-
Nat: $75,495
$15,452
/yr
-
-$0
Lane Community College
Eugene
OR
-
Nat: $75,495
$12,828
/yr
-
-$0
Portland Community College
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $75,495
$6,234
/yr
-
-$0
Treasure Valley Community College
Ontario
OR
-
Nat: $75,495
$10,927
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $75,495
$9,510
/yr
-
-$0
Central Texas College
Killeen
TX
-
Nat: $75,495
$5,337
/yr
-
-$0
LeTourneau University
Longview
TX
-
Nat: $75,495
$26,985
/yr
-
-$0
Utah Valley University
Orem
UT
-
Nat: $75,495
$17,558
/yr
$16,538
-$0
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake
WA
-
Nat: $75,495
$16,900
/yr
-
-$0
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton
WI
-
Nat: $75,495
$15,585
/yr
-
-$0
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha
WI
-
Nat: $75,495
$11,704
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest College
Powell
WY
-
Nat: $75,495
$7,660
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Alto College
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $75,495
$3,887
/yr
-
-$0
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler
AZ
-
Nat: $75,495
$10,579
/yr
-
-$0
California Aeronautical University
Bakersfield
CA
-
Nat: $75,495
$46,310
/yr
-
-$0
Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
Fort Pierce
FL
-
Nat: $75,495
$57,458
/yr
-
-$0
Middle Georgia State University
Macon
GA
-
Nat: $75,495
$11,448
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Beaver County
Monaca
PA
$41,565
Nat: $75,495
2yr Post-Grad
$10,233
/yr
$12,000
-$38k
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage
AK
$41,193
Nat: $75,495
2yr Post-Grad
$13,077
/yr
-
-$47k
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
$39,927
Nat: $75,495
2yr Post-Grad
$8,717
/yr
-
-$52k
Yavapai College
Prescott
AZ
$31,839
Nat: $75,495
2yr Post-Grad
$3,681
/yr
-
-$129k
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).