After Waubonsee Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Sugar Grove, Illinois · Public · 8,324 undergrads
The typical student earns $44,788 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $7,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$44.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$7,000
median federal debt at graduation.
44%
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
37%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
41%
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
1,194
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
21%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,016
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,993
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,788
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
56%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$7,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
50%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
54%
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