After Los Angeles Southwest College: graduation, pay and debt

Los Angeles, California · Public · 5,267 undergrads

The typical student earns $32,172 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$32.2k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$10k

median federal debt at graduation.

18%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

23%

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

28%

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

22%

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

344

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

12%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$28,065

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$29,752

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$32,172

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

36%

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

$10,000

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

$10,000

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

18%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

28%

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

Where these numbers come from