Which Sacramento City College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $7,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 Sacramento City College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Sacramento City College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $1,288 a year, and $12,616 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,614 a year.

How many Sacramento City College programs report graduate pay?

4 associate's programs and one certificate program at Sacramento City College report first-year pay, and 4 of them also report federal debt.

Sacramento City College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Sacramento, CA
17,657 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

4 Sacramento City College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($100,622), and Criminal Justice the least ($31,146). The median program pays $41,329. Sacramento City College also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$1,288Per year. Out-of-state $12,616

Average net price after aid$6,614Per year

Graduation rate33%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 4 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across California. 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 California
1	NursingAbout 45 graduates a year	$100,622	$129,980	$18,451	13th of 53
2	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 21 graduates a year	$48,969	$57,611	$15,008	12th of 16
3	Business AdministrationAbout 184 graduates a year	$33,689	$50,695	$7,500	4th of 22
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 125 graduates a year	$31,146	$58,913	$11,760	8th of 21

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
CosmetologyAbout 18 graduates a year	$18,184	Not reported	Not reported	11th of 82

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $100,622 in their first year, the most of 4 Sacramento City 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 California 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