After Mendocino College: graduation, pay and debt

Ukiah, California · Public · 4,032 undergrads

The typical student earns $40,243 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,836 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$40.2k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$10.8k

median federal debt at graduation.

23%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

31%

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

17%

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

288

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

8.3%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$33,313

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$36,657

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$40,243

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

41%

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

$10,836

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

$9,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

23%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

35%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

45%

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

Where these numbers come from