After Rochester Community and Technical College: graduation, pay and debt
Rochester, Minnesota · Public · 4,714 undergrads
The typical student earns $45,287 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,743 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$45.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$14.7k
median federal debt at graduation.
51%
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
25%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
833
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
26%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,814
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,764
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,287
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
62%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$14,743
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$10,285
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
51%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
58%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
66%
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