After Chandler-Gilbert Community College: graduation, pay and debt

Chandler, Arizona · Public · 14,725 undergrads

The typical student earns $51,111 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$51.1k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$7,000

median federal debt at graduation.

40%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

20%

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

1,429

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$42,763

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$45,647

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$51,111

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

64%

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

$7,000

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

$4,500

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$4,500

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$3,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

40%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

44%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

49%

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

Where these numbers come from