After South Coast College: graduation, pay and debt

Orange, California · For-profit · 241 undergrads

The typical student earns $44,897 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,938 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$44.9k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$20.9k

median federal debt at graduation.

38%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

28%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$38,599

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$43,900

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$44,897

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

53%

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

$20,938

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

$17,346

Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$17,346

Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard

$18,313

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

38%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

50%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

52%

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

Where these numbers come from