After Columbus State Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Columbus, Ohio · Public · 26,663 undergrads
The typical student earns $39,435 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,749 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$39.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,749
median federal debt at graduation.
31%
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
25%
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
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,209
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
21%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,895
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,353
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,435
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
51%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,749
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,993
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,514
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
31%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
45%
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