After Central Piedmont Community College: graduation, pay and debt

Charlotte, North Carolina · Public · 18,446 undergrads

The typical student earns $37,865 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,925 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$37.9k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$7,925

median federal debt at graduation.

30%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

24%

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

31%

Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

35%

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

1,372

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

28%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$32,138

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$36,044

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$37,865

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard

43%

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

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$7,925

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$5,500

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$5,618

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$3,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

30%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

31%

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

Where these numbers come from