After Mid-Plains Community College: graduation, pay and debt
North Platte, Nebraska · Public · 2,066 undergrads
The typical student earns $40,059 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,995 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$40.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,995
median federal debt at graduation.
54%
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
45%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
51%
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
384
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
17%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,852
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,587
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,059
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
50%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,995
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,291
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
57%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
57%
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