After Somerset Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Somerset, Kentucky · Public · 5,766 undergrads
The typical student earns $30,787 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,215 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$30.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12.2k
median federal debt at graduation.
26%
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
41%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
36%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
14%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
959
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
9.3%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$27,858
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,403
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,787
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
37%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,215
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
26%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
30%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
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