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After Triton College – Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac.: graduation, pay and debt

The typical student earns $41,728 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,413 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$41.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,413
median federal debt at graduation.
39%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,001
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$40,153
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,728
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
52%

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

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,413
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
39%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
45%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
53%

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

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers