Which Monroe Community College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Psychology graduates leave with a median of $8,875 in federal loans, the lowest among 16 Monroe Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Monroe Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $6,006 a year, and $11,056 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,353 a year.

How many Monroe Community College programs report graduate pay?

19 associate's programs and 4 certificate programs at Monroe Community College report first-year pay, and 18 of them also report federal debt.

Monroe Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Rochester, NY
7,623 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

19 Monroe Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($69,316), and Psychology the least ($19,909). The median program pays $35,765. Monroe Community College also has 4 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$6,006Per year. Out-of-state $11,056

Average net price after aid$6,353Per year

Graduation rate27%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 19 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	NursingAbout 93 graduates a year	$69,316	$71,712	$25,875	39th of 45
2	HVACAbout 10 graduates a year	$54,241	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 3
3	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 24 graduates a year	$52,231	$55,456	$22,615	9th of 11
4	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 28 graduates a year	$51,245	$60,415	$13,250	1st of 3
5	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 44 graduates a year	$47,956	$60,274	$16,625	21st of 22
6	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 26 graduates a year	$43,272	$58,299	$11,125	4th of 11
7	Welding and MachiningAbout 8 graduates a year	$40,155	$48,015	Not reported	2nd of 3
8	Health and Medical AdministrationGraduates a year not reported	$36,493	$49,254	$10,463	6th of 14
9	Business AdministrationAbout 115 graduates a year	$36,476	$48,594	$10,250	3rd of 32
10	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 38 graduates a year	$35,765	$51,710	$12,950	1st of 1
11	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$33,038	Not reported	$11,500	3rd of 6
12	Hospitality ManagementAbout 8 graduates a year	$32,302	$33,657	$12,375	1st of 4
13	Office AdministrationAbout 8 graduates a year	$31,038	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
14	Criminal JusticeAbout 33 graduates a year	$28,631	$51,391	$11,000	24th of 34
15	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 40 graduates a year	$27,718	$38,571	$10,250	2nd of 10
16	CommunicationsAbout 9 graduates a year	$27,123	$43,673	$9,750	3rd of 6
17	Human ServicesAbout 29 graduates a year	$26,571	$36,281	$17,984	7th of 11
18	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 320 graduates a year	$25,252	$40,641	$11,000	16th of 46
19	PsychologyAbout 87 graduates a year	$19,909	Not reported	$8,875	3rd of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New York programs in the field do too.

3 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 4 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	Criminal JusticeAbout 24 graduates a year	$85,061	Not reported	$16,500	1st of 5
2	Paralegal StudiesAbout 15 graduates a year	$34,799	$47,740	Not reported	4th of 4
3	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 31 graduates a year	$30,812	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 7
4	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 5 graduates a year	$22,007	Not reported	$8,667	7th of 8

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$69,316
HVAC$54,241
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$52,231
Electrical Engineering Technology$51,245
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$47,956

Lowest median debt

Psychology$8,875
Communications$9,750
Business Administration$10,250
Design and Applied Arts$10,250
Health and Medical Administration$10,463

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 320 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 115 graduates a year
NursingAbout 93 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 87 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 44 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $69,316 in their first year, the most of 19 Monroe Community College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
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 New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels