Portland Community College

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$10,405Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific

Completion rate18.0%150% of expected time · pooled

Median earnings$55,238working, not enrolled · 4 years after

Median graduate debt$12,999completers · suppressed below n=30

Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$55,238

Median earnings 5 years after completion$49,810

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income band	Average net price
$0–30,000	$8,937
$30,001–48,000	$9,229
$48,001–75,000	$11,327
$75,001–110,000	$14,102
$110,001+	$15,868

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion18.0%less-than-four-year institution · 150% time

Retention62.7%less-than-four-year institution · first-time, full-time

Pell recipients32.0%share of undergraduates

Federal loan share20.7%share of undergraduates

Borrower progress / paid21.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years

Borrower cohort2,787federal loan borrowers

Undergraduates19,531IPEDS enrollment field

Admission rateNot reportedsuppressed below n=30

04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$12,999

1,368 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

3 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · 151 working graduates$101,099 earnings · $32,000 debt →Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree · 80 working graduates$60,004 earnings · $23,250 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 1,091 working graduates$49,166 earnings · $15,334 debt →