After Columbia College: graduation, pay and debt

Sonora, California · Public · 2,594 undergrads

The typical student earns $39,035 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$39k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

29%

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

37%

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

266

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

8.1%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$32,510

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$34,920

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$39,035

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

37%

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

Where these numbers come from