After Pima Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Tucson, Arizona · Public · 15,819 undergrads
The typical student earns $39,810 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$39.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$7,000
median federal debt at graduation.
36%
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
20%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
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
2,215
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
18%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,622
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,341
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,810
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
49%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$7,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,850
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
39%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
45%
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