Is Community College of Baltimore County worth it? What it costs, and what graduates earn
You would borrow a median $11,528 — about $131 a month for ten years. Graduates earn a median
$43,729 ten years after starting, so the debt clears in roughly
2.7 years of the salary premium.
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Is it worth the money?
Think hard. On these numbers the salary premium struggles to clear what students borrow.
You borrow$11,528median federal debt at graduation
You repay$131/mostandard 10-year federal plan
You earn$43,729median, 10 years after entry · beats 13%
Debt clears in2.7 yrsranked 695 of 810
What that feels like each month
Repayment against the salary that has to cover it.
Gross monthly pay
$3,644
Loan repayment
$131
Share of your pay
3.6%
0%15% — the comfort line25%
Under roughly 15% of gross pay, repayment is generally considered manageable alongside rent and living costs.
Cut the debt before you borrow it
We do not list an award tied specifically to Community College of Baltimore County yet — but national, country and subject
scholarships still apply to students heading there, and each one cuts the $11,528 above.
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How Community College of Baltimore County compares
Against the 810 US universities we grade on payback.
The typical graded university clears its debt in 1.3 years
on median earnings of $57,146 against
$22,500 of debt.
Community College of Baltimore County takes longer than that, and its graduates earn $4,209 a year more than a US worker with only a high-school diploma.
Community College of Baltimore County — the money questions
How much do graduates of Community College of Baltimore County earn?
Median earnings are $43,729 a year, measured ten years after students first enrolled — from tax records, not a survey. That is higher than 13% of the US universities we hold figures for.
How much debt will I have at Community College of Baltimore County?
The median graduate leaves with $11,528 of federal loans. On the standard ten-year plan that is about $131 a month — roughly 3.6% of the median graduate's monthly pay before tax.
How long does a degree from Community College of Baltimore County take to pay for itself?
About 2.7 years of the salary premium — the amount graduates earn above the $39,520 a US worker with only a high-school diploma makes. That ranks it 695 of 810 US universities we grade on payback.
Can scholarships reduce this debt?
We do not currently list a scholarship tied specifically to Community College of Baltimore County, but national and subject-based awards still apply — start from our scholarships listing.
Do these numbers apply to my subject?
No. The Department of Education publishes one figure per institution, so nursing, engineering and fine art students at Community College of Baltimore County all sit inside the same median. Treat it as the size of the financial risk, not a salary forecast for your course.
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard — earnings and debt cover students who received federal
financial aid and blend every subject taught at the institution. Figures imported
28 Aug 2026.
This page is information, not financial advice.