After Pasadena City College: graduation, pay and debt
Pasadena, California · Public · 23,592 undergrads
The typical student earns $43,937 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $6,651 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$43.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$6,651
median federal debt at graduation.
38%
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
41%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
53%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3,749
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
8.6%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,759
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,317
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,937
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
47%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$6,651
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,036
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,632
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
38%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
46%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
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