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title: Cuyahoga Community College District — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Cleveland, OH
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Cuyahoga Community College District

Cleveland, OH · Public · Certificate-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $35,654 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $17,099 – $53,448 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $4,724 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $4,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 31% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $11,189 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 48% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.13× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $7,654 | derived |

**31% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $4,724 (≈ 13% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $20,234 to $102,901 across 21 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | Associate's Degree | $102,901 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $54,982 | $9,484 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Associate's Degree | $51,673 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $44,801 | $10,925 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,702 | $9,055 |
| Computer Programming. | Associate's Degree | $40,077 | not reported |
| Information Science/Studies. | Associate's Degree | $37,699 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Associate's Degree | $37,583 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $36,873 | not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $36,768 | not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Associate's Degree | $35,624 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Associate's Degree | $34,956 | $7,777 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Associate's Degree | $34,245 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Associate's Degree | $33,783 | $9,478 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Associate's Degree | $33,199 | $6,846 |
| Legal Support Services. | Associate's Degree | $32,904 | not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Associate's Degree | $30,009 | $9,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $28,183 | $6,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Associate's Degree | $25,906 | $9,080 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | Associate's Degree | $23,512 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Associate's Degree | $20,234 | $6,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Cuyahoga Community College District by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?202356

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