My colleges

After City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College: graduation, pay and debt

Chicago, Illinois · Public · 2,747 undergrads

The typical student earns $31,114 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,646 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$31.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$7,646
median federal debt at graduation.
12%
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
20%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
29%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
255
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
20%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$23,378
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$26,133
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,114
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
33%

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

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$7,646
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,301
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,899
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
12%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
13%

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

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers