Associate's Degree · Orange Beach, AL
At Columbia Southern University, the Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians associate's degree program reported $87,340 median earnings four years after completion and $16,710 median federal debt among 369 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $87,340, five-year median earnings were $84,183, and median federal debt was $16,710 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 1 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 100th percentile and debt was lower than about 0% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 100% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 0% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 1 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
This is the only institution-program record in the same field and credential group that passed the site’s evidence rule.
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04 · Institution context
The Columbia Southern University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Orange Beach, Alabama · Private for-profit
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $87,340 four-year median earnings, $16,710 median federal debt, 369 working graduates, and 1 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $87,340 four years after completion and $84,183 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $16,710 across a reported debt cohort of 400 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 15.07 and the Associate's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
