After Salt Lake Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Salt Lake City, Utah · Public · 26,764 undergrads
The typical student earns $47,867 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,003 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$47.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,003
median federal debt at graduation.
54%
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
35%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,458
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
14%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,501
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,450
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,867
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
58%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,003
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,408
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,508
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
61%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
68%
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