After Helms College: graduation, pay and debt

Augusta, Georgia · Private · 150 undergrads

Graduates leave with $9,500 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$9,500

median federal debt at graduation.

19%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

63%

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

68%

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

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

111

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$24,003

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$21,227

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

$9,500

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

$8,208

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$8,208

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$7,934

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

19%

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

Where these numbers come from