After Elgin Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Elgin, Illinois · Public · 9,614 undergrads
The typical student earns $45,516 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,390 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$45.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$7,390
median federal debt at graduation.
46%
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
39%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
49%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
28%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,120
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
19%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,007
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,919
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,516
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
57%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$7,390
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,790
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,952
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,758
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
46%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
51%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
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