After Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute: graduation, pay and debt
Hudson, North Carolina · Public · 3,764 undergrads
The typical student earns $34,515 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$34.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,750
median federal debt at graduation.
25%
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
40%
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
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
397
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
23%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,689
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,111
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,515
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
42%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,625
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
25%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
33%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
47%
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