Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings

Public two-year colleges ranked by median earnings of former students 10 years after entry (College Scorecard).

College

Students

Admission

Earnings

1Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, North Carolina53360%$64,624 2Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York7,63760%$62,696 3Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewark, Ohio2,396—$60,409 4Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion, Ohio794—$60,409 5Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield, Ohio736—$60,409 6Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California11,137—$57,072 7Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroe, Ohio596—$56,645 8De Anza CollegeCupertino, California15,264—$56,596 9Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington7,364—$56,310 10Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah16,360—$56,287 11Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser, West Virginia853—$55,939 12State Technical College of MissouriLinn, Missouri2,123—$55,901 13Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California7,620—$55,702 14Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah28,453—$55,486 15University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio4,354—$54,810 16University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio3,019—$54,810 17Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, Pennsylvania1,44671%$54,681 18Ohlone CollegeFremont, California7,099—$54,278 19Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota2,839—$54,277 20College of San MateoSan Mateo, California7,977—$54,172 21Cascadia CollegeBothell, Washington1,032—$54,133 22Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia33,048—$53,557 23Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California7,688—$53,077 24Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, Massachusetts3,837—$52,654 25Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio833—$52,581 26Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio560—$52,581 27Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania4,464—$52,567 28Quincy CollegeQuincy, Massachusetts2,300—$52,506 29George T Baker Aviation Technical CollegeMiami, Florida1,040—$52,312 30Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California9,346—$52,133 31Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington3,046—$52,009 32Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota2,168—$51,938 33Pratt Community CollegePratt, Kansas579—$51,892 34West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California6,416—$51,688 35SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York2,84389%$51,629 36Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California15,358—$51,378 37Norco CollegeNorco, California8,779—$51,206 38North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota3,451—$51,142 39Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona5,051—$51,111 40Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California7,299—$51,088 41Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California5,784—$50,936 42Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California17,684—$50,874 43Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldon, Iowa864—$50,776 44Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, South Dakota990—$50,743 45Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington4,965—$50,712 46Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington2,406—$50,669 47Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts5,412—$50,651 48North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, North Dakota1,909—$50,513 49SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York3,56376%$50,445 50County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey5,360—$50,243 51Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, New York3,834—$50,243 52Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota7,044—$50,207 53Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland13,773—$50,159 54Canada CollegeRedwood City, California5,175—$50,087 55Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, Washington1,813—$50,051 56Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York14,218—$49,907 57Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights, Minnesota2,193—$49,898 58Renton Technical CollegeRenton, Washington1,783—$49,782 59Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka, Kansas615—$49,774 60Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, Washington1,733—$49,748 61Napa Valley CollegeNapa, California3,813—$49,517 62Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, North Dakota611—$49,502 63Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota3,157—$49,460 64Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota1,533—$49,393 65Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California10,286—$49,156 66Manchester Community CollegeManchester, New Hampshire1,587—$49,063 67Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California12,082—$49,044 68College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California15,832—$49,022 69Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland6,649—$49,020 70NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeConcord, New Hampshire2,154—$48,943 71Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas26,449—$48,701 72University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, Alaska90763%$48,475 73Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota4,201—$48,342 74Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado5,383—$48,341 75Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York10,630—$48,248 76San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California11,271—$48,224 77Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, New Jersey5,416—$48,145 78Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington3,656—$48,144 79Chabot CollegeHayward, California11,392—$48,143 80William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois9,313—$48,071 81Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona5,377—$47,905 82Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, Ohio1,251—$47,896 83Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington3,838—$47,869 84Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah18,136—$47,867 85Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, Illinois6,072—$47,852 86Anoka Technical CollegeAnoka, Minnesota1,684—$47,746 87North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington3,074—$47,728 88Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California9,889—$47,647 89Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts8,612—$47,618 90University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana5,29296%$47,605 91Prince George's Community CollegeLargo, Maryland8,815—$47,548 92Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington5,313—$47,532 93Georgia State University-Perimeter CollegeAtlanta, Georgia13,69391%$47,384 94Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California16,091—$47,348 95Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania5,289—$47,324 96Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California15,080—$47,224 97Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona5,117—$47,196 98Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California4,786—$47,169 99Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington4,668—$47,168 100Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin1,886—$47,113

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College

Students

Admission

Earnings

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Median earnings — computed from the US Department of Education College Scorecard. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates unless noted.