Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania · Public

Of 13 assessed programs, 10 leave graduates out-earning a typical Pennsylvania high-school graduate (about $36,498/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 60 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,219
$30k to $48k	$7,820
$48k to $75k	$9,908
$75k to $110k	$13,079
$110k and up	$14,702
All families (average)	$9,203

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.

13 of 73 programs could be assessed 18% 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	$42,045	+$5,547	clears the bar	$8,902	1.6 yrs	142
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$85,150	+$48,652	clears the bar	$13,936	0.3 yrs	141
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	$65,927	+$29,429	clears the bar	$10,154	0.3 yrs	74
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$55,673	+$19,175	clears the bar	$5,500	0.3 yrs	49
Business	Associate's Degree	$45,688	+$9,190	clears the bar	$11,000	1.2 yrs	42
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$51,860	+$15,362	clears the bar	$11,000	0.7 yrs	36
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$32,159	-$4,339	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,467	+$21,969	clears the bar	$10,000	0.5 yrs	28
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$45,023	+$8,525	clears the bar	$12,770	1.5 yrs	22
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$46,503	+$10,005	clears the bar	$15,088	1.5 yrs	22
Design	Associate's Degree	$36,208	-$290	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$44,790	+$8,292	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$36,340 1-year earnings	-$158	falls short	$11,000	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Social Work	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Special Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Graphic Communications	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	4
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	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
Human Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nanotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Trades, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	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.