After Halifax Community College: graduation, pay and debt

Weldon, North Carolina · Public · 1,013 undergrads

The typical student earns $31,644 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $5,670 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$31.6k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$5,670

median federal debt at graduation.

20%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

31%

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

19%

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

198

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

10%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$26,519

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$29,407

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$31,644

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

35%

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

$5,670

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

$5,670

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

20%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

19%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

34%

Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard

7.6%

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

Where these numbers come from