After Dodge City Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Dodge City, Kansas · Public · 1,757 undergrads
The typical student earns $45,427 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,800 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$45.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,800
median federal debt at graduation.
45%
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
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
31%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
408
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
27%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,682
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,927
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,427
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
52%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,800
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,451
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
45%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
50%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
50%
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