After Scottsdale Community College: graduation, pay and debt

Scottsdale, Arizona · Public · 6,875 undergrads

The typical student earns $47,905 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$47.9k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$8,000

median federal debt at graduation.

39%

of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

23%

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

26%

Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

39%

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

975

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$39,059

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$44,061

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$47,905

Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard

61%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$8,000

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$4,500

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$5,250

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$3,500

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

39%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

47%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

54%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from