After Western Area Career & Technology Center: graduation, pay and debt

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania · Public · 39 undergrads

The typical student earns $43,189 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,817 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$43.2k

median pay 10 years after starting college.

$15.8k

median federal debt at graduation.

45%

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

All the federal numbers

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard

79%

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$42,272

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$47,682

Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard

$43,189

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

68%

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

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard

$15,817

Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard

$15,817

Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

45%

Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

61%

Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard

43%

Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard

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).