After Santiago Canyon College: graduation, pay and debt
Orange, California · Public · 11,979 undergrads
The typical student earns $44,956 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $5,125 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$45k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$5,125
median federal debt at graduation.
44%
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
46%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
56%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
16%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,131
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
12%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,758
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,260
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,956
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
53%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$5,125
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
45%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
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