Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Public

Of 25 assessed programs, 22 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 84 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,524
$30k to $48k	$13,255
$48k to $75k	$14,623
$75k to $110k	$17,788
$110k and up	$19,491
All families (average)	$13,970

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

25 of 109 programs could be assessed 23% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,383	+$6,885	clears the bar	$12,460	1.8 yrs	797
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$79,497	+$42,999	clears the bar	$14,333	0.3 yrs	330
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$51,099	+$14,601	clears the bar	$11,575	0.8 yrs	175
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$62,643	+$26,145	clears the bar	$14,927	0.6 yrs	112
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,453	+$32,955	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	87
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$57,851	+$21,353	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$38,706	+$2,208	clears the bar	$13,085	5.9 yrs	45
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$40,493	+$3,995	clears the bar	$12,255	3.1 yrs	42
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$52,824	+$16,326	clears the bar	$13,087	0.8 yrs	42
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$35,110	-$1,388	falls short	$11,175	insufficient data	41
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,304	+$26,806	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$61,693	+$25,195	clears the bar	$12,483	0.5 yrs	37
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$42,190	+$5,692	clears the bar	$13,770	2.4 yrs	37
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,545	+$11,047	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$28,701 1-year earnings	-$7,797	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	$37,714	+$1,216	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$58,905	+$22,407	clears the bar	$8,192	0.4 yrs	25
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$174,649	+$138,151	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$42,345	+$5,847	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,602	+$2,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,005	-$3,493	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$63,679	+$27,181	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Social Work	Associate's Degree	$51,496	+$14,998	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,004	+$2,506	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$54,047	+$17,549	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	145
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	107
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biotechnology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nanotechnology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nanotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,498/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.