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After Erie 1 BOCES: graduation, pay and debt

West Seneca, New York · Public · 312 undergrads

The typical student earns $47,114 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,500 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$47.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,500
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
83%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,451
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,018
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,114
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
65%

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
$9,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,781
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,695
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,399
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
45%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
46%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%

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