After Colby Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Colby, Kansas · Public · 1,375 undergrads
The typical student earns $41,889 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,908 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$41.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,908
median federal debt at graduation.
57%
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
51%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
47%
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
196
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,878
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,582
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,889
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
54%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,908
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,206
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,467
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
57%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
70%
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