After Salish Kootenai College: graduation, pay and debt
Pablo, Montana · Public · 580 undergrads
35% of Salish Kootenai College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $39,194 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,761 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$39.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
35%
finish within six years.
1.4%
finish in four years.
82%
of first-years come back for year two.
$14.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
37%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
1.4%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
35%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
82%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
25%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
43%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
142
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
55%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
7%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
145
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,818
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$39,194
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
36%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$14,761
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$8,450
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
37%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
40%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
40%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers