Linn-Benton Community College Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Associate's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
- Public college
- Albany, OR
- About 25 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Linn-Benton Community College diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn about what diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn nationally, $59,836 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $21,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $18,592. Several Oregon programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Oregon and national columns are the medians across all diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Linn-Benton Community College graduates earn more than the national figure but about $7,754 less than the Oregon median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Oregon diagnostic and treatment professions program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Oregon medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 9% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $223 a month, or 4.5% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
98% of graduates (39 of 40) were working in Oregon one year after graduating. Prices in the Albany area are about 2% above the national average, so a $59,836 salary here buys what about $58,605 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
$102,290Median pay in Oregon. 2,700 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
Emergency Medical Technicians
$49,270Median pay in Oregon. 1,970 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Physician Assistants
$155,780Median pay in Oregon. 2,250 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
Respiratory Therapists
$100,560Median pay in Oregon. 1,340 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
About Linn-Benton Community College
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ranks 2nd of 6 associate's programs at Linn-Benton Community College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($84,912), Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($59,836), and Vehicle Maintenance and Repair ($44,906).
Other diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs near Albany
Common questions
The median graduate earns $59,836 one year after graduating and $65,035 five years after. The median across diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs in Oregon is $66,446.
The median federal loan balance is $21,000, which ranks 2nd lowest of 5 diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs in Oregon. That works out to about $223 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 35% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 34%. Compare the cost with other Oregon programs before deciding.
Most do. 98% (39 of 40) were working in Oregon one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Oregon comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the diagnostic and treatment professions program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024