After Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Asheville, North Carolina · Public · 6,297 undergrads
The typical student earns $36,048 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,528 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$36k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$15.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
34%
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
32%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
34%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
20%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
572
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
9.2%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,630
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,641
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,048
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$15,528
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$10,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$11,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,752
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
34%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
45%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
58%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers