After Independence Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Independence, Kansas · Public · 821 undergrads
The typical student earns $34,941 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $6,115 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$34.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$6,115
median federal debt at graduation.
40%
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
28%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
34%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
304
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
28%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,674
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,299
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,941
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$6,115
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,476
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
40%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
41%
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