After Shoreline Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Shoreline, Washington · Public · 4,460 undergrads
The typical student earns $52,009 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,021 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$52k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
48%
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
31%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
44%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,065
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
22%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,123
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,648
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$52,009
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
62%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,021
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,123
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,910
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
48%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
57%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
62%
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