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Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions associate's degree outcomes at Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, PA · Public · Federal field 5109

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$2,746 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 32.3% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $43,215 / year
10-year scenario: +50% · Positive payoff
Price evidence: College-wide context only

PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →

$0Annual price+$86,430

$12,000Annual price+$62,430

$14,000Current college-wide context+$58,430

$24,000Annual price+$38,430

$36,000Annual price+$14,430

$48,000Annual price−$9,570

$60,000Annual price−$33,570

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

-7%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$55,599 → $51,953

95Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

104Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

119Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

144Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

$8,000Awarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$13,970

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$20,250

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$62,643

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$215/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$13,970Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$19,716Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE24.2%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$55,599Year 1

$62,643Year 4

$51,953Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.1% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$5,220

Estimated loan payment$215

144borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$62,643 vs. $65,389

$2,746 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

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