After Surry Community College: graduation, pay and debt

Dobson, North Carolina · Public · 2,758 undergrads

The typical student earns $36,012 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$36k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

46%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

15%

Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

43%

Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

28%

Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015

373

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

38%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$30,884

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$34,723

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$36,012

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

46%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

46%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

47%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

67%

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

Where these numbers come from