After Southern Technical College: graduation, pay and debt
Fort Myers, Florida · For-profit · 532 undergrads
The typical student earns $36,155 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,250 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$36.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$11.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
27%
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
50%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
39%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
157
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
0.5%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,841
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,719
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,155
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
46%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,897
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,875
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$10,410
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
27%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
29%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
33%
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