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

Omaha, NE · Public · Associate-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 | $38,773 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $20,723 – $57,577 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $4,061 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $3,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 29% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $11,667 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 55% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.10× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $10,773 | derived |

**29% 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 $4,061 (≈ 11% 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 $24,515 to $57,823 across 12 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $57,823 | $7,646 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | Associate's Degree | $51,288 | $8,628 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $46,937 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Associate's Degree | $42,705 | $9,903 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $39,982 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Associate's Degree | $37,094 | $7,487 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Associate's Degree | $34,894 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Associate's Degree | $31,137 | $11,424 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $27,271 | $6,615 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Associate's Degree | $26,733 | not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Associate's Degree | $26,716 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Associate's Degree | $24,515 | $8,831 |

## 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 Metropolitan Community College Area by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?181303

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