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After River Parishes Community College: graduation, pay and debt

Gonzales, Louisiana · Public · 2,406 undergrads

The typical student earns $37,848 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$37.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
55%
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
32%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
32%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
338
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
13%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,205
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,557
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,848
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
49%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

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
$7,329
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,760
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
55%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
48%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers