After Southwestern Oregon Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Coos Bay, Oregon · Public · 1,489 undergrads
The typical student earns $38,349 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$38.3k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
41%
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
36%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
573
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
24%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,951
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,331
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,349
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
42%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,303
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,987
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,020
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
41%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
46%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
50%
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