After Montgomery College: graduation, pay and debt
Rockville, Maryland · Public · 17,780 undergrads
The typical student earns $50,159 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,415 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$50.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$10.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
47%
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
28%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
36%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,386
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
22%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,251
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,765
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,159
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
60%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$10,415
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,454
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
47%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
53%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
60%
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