After Tri-County Community College: graduation, pay and debt

Murphy, North Carolina · Public · 969 undergrads

The typical student earns $32,232 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$32.2k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

31%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

45%

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

14%

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

126

Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard

5.8%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$27,374

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$30,263

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$32,232

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

34%

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

31%

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

Where these numbers come from