After Jefferson Community and Technical College: graduation, pay and debt
Louisville, Kentucky · Public · 12,574 undergrads
The typical student earns $38,171 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,651 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$38.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$11.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
27%
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
33%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,090
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
17%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,950
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,031
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,171
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,651
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,989
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,567
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
27%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
33%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
42%
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