After Gavilan College: graduation, pay and debt

Gilroy, California · Public · 5,484 undergrads

The typical student earns $47,169 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $5,841 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$47.2k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$5,841

median federal debt at graduation.

34%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

37%

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

51%

Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

17%

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

499

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$37,804

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$40,875

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$47,169

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard

41%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$5,841

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$5,841

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

34%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

30%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

37%

Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard

1.5%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from