After Santa Fe Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Santa Fe, New Mexico · Public · 3,478 undergrads
The typical student earns $38,005 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $13,236 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$38k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$13.2k
median federal debt at graduation.
33%
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
21%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
29%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
19%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
357
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
20%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,097
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,768
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,005
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
52%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$13,236
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,604
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$10,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,419
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
33%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
40%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
52%
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