After Miles Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Miles City, Montana · Public · 670 undergrads
The typical student earns $42,862 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$42.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$11.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
61%
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
50%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
52%
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
113
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
22%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,912
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,004
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,862
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
56%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,025
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,200
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,412
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
61%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
71%
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