After Cabrillo College: graduation, pay and debt
Aptos, California · Public · 9,274 undergrads
The typical student earns $44,114 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,380 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$44.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$14.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
39%
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
35%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
48%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
16%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,187
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
11%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,990
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,618
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,114
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
45%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$14,380
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,113
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
39%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
49%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
55%
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