After Southern State Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Hillsboro, Ohio · Public · 2,000 undergrads
The typical student earns $35,463 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,457 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$35.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$11.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
30%
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
29%
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
27%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
335
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
19%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,851
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,821
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,463
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
40%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,457
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,433
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,441
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,088
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
30%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
34%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
39%
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