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After American Trade School: graduation, pay and debt

Saint Ann, Missouri · For-profit · 140 undergrads

The typical student earns $47,161 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$47.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
43%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
65%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
72%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
0%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
88

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,492
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,670
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,161

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
38%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
0.8%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers