After Wayne County Community College District: graduation, pay and debt
Detroit, Michigan · Public · 12,554 undergrads
The typical student earns $29,079 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,062 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$29.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
17%
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
16%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
19%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,237
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
20%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$21,336
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$25,501
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,079
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
37%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,062
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$7,421
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,550
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,952
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
17%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
18%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
22%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
0.3%
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