After Chabot College: graduation, pay and debt
Hayward, California · Public · 12,218 undergrads
The typical student earns $48,143 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,500
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
38%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
50%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,203
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
10%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,674
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,450
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,143
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
52%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,973
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,084
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,625
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
34%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
35%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
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