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After Connecticut State Community College: graduation, pay and debt

New Britain, Connecticut · Public · 34,991 undergrads

The typical student earns $41,344 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,200 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$41.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,200
median federal debt at graduation.
40%
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
18%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,608
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
13%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,849
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,684
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,344
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
50%

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
$9,200
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,235
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
40%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
50%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
58%

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