Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians at Colby Community College

Colby, KS · Associate's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$36,184
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$40,419
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$41,460
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#80 of 124
Rank by pay
#66 of 124
Rank, wage-adjusted
$12,000
Median federal debt

Colby Community College graduates in veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Colby Community College Compares for Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

All 124 colleges reporting veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY$66,272$63,077#1$50,281
2Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA$55,763$50,741#10—
3Manor College Jenkintown, PA$55,233$56,172#3$43,308
4San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA$53,912$49,056#20—
5Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$53,890$49,072#19$42,966
6Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY$52,976$50,422#11—
7Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ$52,755$46,302#30$41,150
8Stanbridge University Irvine, CA$52,651$47,909#22$41,647
9Community College of Denver Denver, CO$52,209$48,826#21$38,655
10Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV$51,320$53,264#5—
…
77Platt College-Riverside Riverside, CA$41,193$37,483#113—
78Platt College-Anaheim Anaheim, CA$41,193$37,483#114—
79Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA$40,964$43,089#56—
80Colby Community College Colby, KS$40,419$41,961#66$36,184
81Genesee Community College Batavia, NY$40,380$38,433#103—
82Baker College Owosso, MI$40,259$42,448#62$35,142
83International Business College-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$40,213$43,141#54$30,508

Other Majors at Colby Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$62,370—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$37,032$23,240#822 of 947

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Colby Community College veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,184 one year after graduating and $40,419 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Colby Community College rank for veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians?

Among 124 colleges reporting earnings for veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians graduates, Colby Community College ranks #80 by median pay four years after graduation, and #66 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians at Colby Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians ($41,460), and the median federal debt at graduation is $12,000.

← All data for Colby Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.