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After McDowell Technical Community College: graduation, pay and debt

Marion, North Carolina · Public · 1,203 undergrads

The typical student earns $33,035 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$33k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
25%
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
49%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
39%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
20%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
111
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
11%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,755
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,195
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,035
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
45%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
25%

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

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers