After Prairie State College: graduation, pay and debt
Chicago Heights, Illinois · Public · 3,045 undergrads
The typical student earns $36,696 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$36.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$11k
median federal debt at graduation.
25%
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
17%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
25%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
39%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
356
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
24%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,388
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,876
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,696
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
43%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,725
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,850
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
25%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
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