After Mission College: graduation, pay and debt

Santa Clara, California · Public · 6,669 undergrads

The typical student earns $50,936 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,816 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$50.9k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$8,816

median federal debt at graduation.

47%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

43%

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

43%

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

14%

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

548

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

4.5%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$44,004

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$48,076

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$50,936

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

50%

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

$8,816

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

$8,816

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

47%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

52%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

54%

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

Where these numbers come from