After Cortiva Institute: graduation, pay and debt
Linthicum, Maryland · For-profit · 251 undergrads
The typical student earns $30,474 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,785 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$30.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$7,785
median federal debt at graduation.
35%
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
66%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$27,372
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$28,332
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,474
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$7,785
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,652
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,652
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,652
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
35%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
40%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
47%
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