10-yr median earnings
$34,468
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska Career College
Alaska Career College is a private for-profit institution in Anchorage, Alaska. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 66.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $20,150
- Avg net price / yr
- $34,468
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Alaska Career College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 31st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 66.7%
- 150%-time completion
- -4%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Alaska Career College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
51/100
Alaska Career College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$34,468
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,150
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
66.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,377
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
50.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$20,150
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
66.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 66.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Alaska Career College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Alaska Career College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Alaska Career College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,468 31st percentile higher than 31% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Alaska Career College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,468 | #3541 of 5103 | 31st |
| Average net price | $20,150 | #3113 of 5020 | 38th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 66.7% | #1703 of 4858 | 65th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 250 | #3442 of 5462 | 37th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
250
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
66.7%
150%-time completion
$34,468
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Alaska Career College ranks in Alaska
State rank among 9 reporting Alaska colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Alaska Career College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,468 | #8 of 9 | 11th |
| Average net price | $20,150 | #8 of 10 | 20th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 66.7% | #2 of 9 | 78th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 250 | #6 of 10 | 40th |
Highest former-student earnings in Alaska
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Pacific University | $54,271 | $21,616 |
| 2 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $51,871 | $15,301 |
| 3 | Alaska Vocational Technical Center | $51,083 | $12,635 |
| 4 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $48,866 | $10,892 |
| 5 | University of Alaska Southeast | $48,475 | $12,357 |
| 6 | Ilisagvik College | $39,541 | $6,743 |
| 7 | Charter College | $35,504 | $34,860 |
| 8 | Alaska Career CollegeThis school | $34,468 | $20,150 |
| 9 | Alaska Christian College | $25,787 | $7,063 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $20,150 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $19,657 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $21,231 |
40.4%
Pell Grant Rate
26.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,377
Median Debt
$78/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Alaska Career College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $14,170 to $19,395 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +27.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$14,170
Highest year
$19,395
Most recent (2023)
$18,091
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,1702023 · $18,091
Over the same years, enrollment went -23.9% (335 → 255 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
82.2%
Female
47.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$35,863
Median Earnings (6yr)
49.5%
Earning Over $25K
50.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 66.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $35,863 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,468 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 49.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 50.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $7,377 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $78/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 4 | 164 | $38,871 | $42,214 | $7,428 |
| Associate's | 3 | 35 | $45,702 | $47,518 | $17,338 |
Top programs at Alaska Career College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Human Resources Management…
Human Resources Management and Services
$47,518 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$43,886 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$42,214 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$39,313 median earnings
- Somatic Bodywork and Relat…
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
$35,086 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management and Services | Associate's | 15 | $47,518 | $17,357 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | 20 | $43,886 | $17,318 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 37 | $42,214 | $4,808 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 82 | $39,313 | $7,984 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 45 | $35,086 | $9,493 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Associate's | - | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Alaska Career College? ▼
Alaska Career College is a private for-profit institution in Anchorage, Alaska. Undergraduate enrollment is 250 students.
How much do Alaska Career College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Alaska Career College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,468 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $35,863.
How much does Alaska Career College cost? ▼
The average net price at Alaska Career College is $20,150.. Median student debt at graduation is $7,377.
What is the graduation rate at Alaska Career College? ▼
Alaska Career College has a 66.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Alaska Career College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Alaska Career College is $7,377, while former students earn a median of $34,468 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 21% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 50.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $78.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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