After Chaffey College: graduation, pay and debt

Rancho Cucamonga, California · Public · 20,632 undergrads

The typical student earns $42,975 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $4,325 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$43k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$4,325

median federal debt at graduation.

35%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

30%

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

42%

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

18%

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

1,787

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

8.7%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$33,265

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$37,516

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$42,975

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

45%

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

$4,325

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

$4,325

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

35%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

40%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

39%

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

Where these numbers come from