10-yr median earnings
$41,228
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Buffalo, New York
Erie Community College
Erie Community College is a public institution in Buffalo, New York. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $7,765
- Avg net price / yr
- $41,228
- 10-yr median earnings
- 27.6%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Erie Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 49%
- former-student earnings, US
- 27.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +21%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Erie Community 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 ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), 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
54/100
Erie Community 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 C-
$41,228
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$7,765
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
27.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
59.2%
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
$7,765
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
27.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 27.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Erie Community 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 Erie Community 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.
Erie Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$41,228 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 | Erie Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,228 | #2478 of 5103 | 51st |
| Average net price | $7,765 | #752 of 5020 | 85th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 27.6% | #4418 of 4858 | 9th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 6,099 | #612 of 5462 | 89th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
6,099
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
27.6%
150%-time completion
$41,228
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Erie Community College ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Erie Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,228 | #201 of 299 | 33rd |
| Average net price | $7,765 | #46 of 328 | 86th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 27.6% | #285 of 322 | 11th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 6,099 | #39 of 367 | 89th |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 201 | Erie Community CollegeThis school | $41,228 | $7,765 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Erie Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$5,730 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$7,506 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$9,571 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$13,912 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Erie Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,100 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,300 |
| Average Net Price | $7,765 |
38.0%
Pell Grant Rate
23.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,250
Median Debt
$98/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Erie Community College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +21.8% over 10 years, from $5,218 to $6,358 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $5,2182023 · $6,358
Over the same years, enrollment went -48.1% (11,376 → 5,906 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
51.1%
Female
38.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$34,042
Median Earnings (6yr)
51.6%
Earning Over $25K
59.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 27.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $34,042 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $41,228 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 51.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 59.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,250 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $98/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 24 | 1,096 | $50,974 | $84,516 | $10,158 |
| Certificate | 9 | 202 | $57,458 | $92,087 | $9,250 |
Top programs at Erie Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$92,087 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$84,516 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$78,735 median earnings
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$76,464 median earnings
- Clinical/Medical Laborator…
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
$68,097 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$59,007 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$58,940 median earnings
- Heating, Air Conditioning,…
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
$55,395 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.
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Similar Reported Net Price
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Erie Community College? ▼
Erie Community College is a public institution in Buffalo, New York. Undergraduate enrollment is 6,099 students.
How much do Erie Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Erie Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $41,228 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,042.
How much does Erie Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Erie Community College is $7,765. In-state tuition is $6,100 and out-of-state tuition is $11,300. Median student debt at graduation is $9,250.
What is the graduation rate at Erie Community College? ▼
Erie Community College has a 27.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Erie Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Erie Community College is $9,250, while former students earn a median of $41,228 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 22% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 59.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $98.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. 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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