After Seattle Central College: graduation, pay and debt
Seattle, Washington · Public · 3,953 undergrads
31% of Seattle Central College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $48,906 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,471 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
31%
finish within six years.
$11.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
34%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
31%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
27%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
36%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
277
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
33%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,124
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
19%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,473
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$48,906
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$11,471
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$8,943
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$9,170
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$8,605
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
34%
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