After Bergen Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Paramus, New Jersey · Public · 11,801 undergrads
The typical student earns $46,624 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$46.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
49%
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
25%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,913
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
17%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,599
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,271
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,624
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
53%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
49%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
53%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
60%
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