After Normandale Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Bloomington, Minnesota · Public · 9,620 undergrads
The typical student earns $50,207 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$50.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
49%
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
19%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
981
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
35%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,298
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$46,647
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,207
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
64%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,600
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
49%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
63%
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