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After Eastern Shore Community College: graduation, pay and debt

Melfa, Virginia · Public · 720 undergrads

The typical student earns $32,418 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$32.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
33%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
42%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
19%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
72
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
19%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,763
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,002
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,418
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
38%

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

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers