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After Vantage Career Center: graduation, pay and debt

Van Wert, Ohio · Public · 158 undergrads

The typical student earns $33,875 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,978 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$33.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
81%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,131
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,510
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,875
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
20%

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
$11,978
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,827

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

Where these numbers come from
  • Cost, pay and debt: IPEDS, 2022-23 (checked May 8, 2026)

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers