After South Plains College: graduation, pay and debt
Levelland, Texas · Public · 8,866 undergrads
The typical student earns $41,276 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$41.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$10.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
40%
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
22%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
29%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,872
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
14%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,025
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,020
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,276
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
56%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$10,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,724
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,611
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
40%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
46%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
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