10-yr median earnings
$45,294
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Rocklin, California
Sierra College
Sierra College is a public institution in Rocklin, California. 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.
- $7,245
- Avg net price / yr
- $45,294
- 10-yr median earnings
- 39.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Sierra College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 39%
- former-student earnings, US
- 39.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +29%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Sierra 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-High Traditional"), 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
59/100
Sierra 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
$45,294
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$7,245
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
39.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
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
$7,245
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
39.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 39.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Sierra 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 Sierra 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.
Sierra College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$45,294 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 | Sierra College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,294 | #1985 of 5103 | 61st |
| Average net price | $7,245 | #685 of 5020 | 86th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 39.9% | #3666 of 4858 | 25th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 14,122 | #222 of 5462 | 96th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
14,122
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
39.9%
150%-time completion
$45,294
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Sierra College ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Sierra College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,294 | #201 of 493 | 59th |
| Average net price | $7,245 | #78 of 495 | 84th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 39.9% | #387 of 483 | 20th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 14,122 | #53 of 553 | 90th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 201 | Sierra CollegeThis school | $45,294 | $7,245 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Sierra College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $5,042
$0 – $30k
$5,042 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$7,302 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$9,663 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$13,386 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Sierra College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $1,446 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $1,446 |
| Average Net Price | $7,245 |
21.6%
Pell Grant Rate
1.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,500
Median Debt
$111/mo
Monthly Payment
Sierra College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $7,601 to $4,462 (-41.3%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,6012023 · $4,462
Over the same years, enrollment went -21.8% (17,195 → 13,455 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
58.6%
Female
44.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$35,054
Median Earnings (6yr)
48.8%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 39.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $35,054 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $45,294 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 48.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $10,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $111/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Sierra College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$128,780 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$68,877 median earnings
- Social Sciences, General $45,195
Social Sciences, General
$45,195 median earnings
- Psychology, General $35,461
Psychology, General
$35,461 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 37 | $128,780 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 313 | $68,877 | - |
| Social Sciences, General | Associate's | 756 | $45,195 | - |
| Psychology, General | Associate's | 392 | $35,461 | - |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Sierra College? ▼
Sierra College is a public institution in Rocklin, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 14,122 students.
How much do Sierra College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Sierra College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $45,294 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $35,054.
How much does Sierra College cost? ▼
The average net price at Sierra College is $7,245. In-state tuition is $1,446 and out-of-state tuition is $1,446. Median student debt at graduation is $10,500.
What is the graduation rate at Sierra College? ▼
Sierra College has a 39.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Sierra College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Sierra College is $10,500, while former students earn a median of $45,294 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 23% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $111.
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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