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

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $11,511 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Washtenaw Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Washtenaw Community College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $2,736 a year, and $6,504 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $3,249 a year.

How many Washtenaw Community College programs report graduate pay?

9 associate's programs and 2 certificate programs at Washtenaw Community College report first-year pay, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

Washtenaw Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Ann Arbor, MI
7,816 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 Washtenaw Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,145), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($27,643). The median program pays $41,152. Washtenaw Community College also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-district tuition and fees$2,736Per year. Out-of-state $6,504

Average net price after aid$3,249Per year

Graduation rate33%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 9 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Michigan" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Michigan. 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 Michigan
1	NursingAbout 112 graduates a year	$70,145	$73,371	$25,412	7th of 27
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 39 graduates a year	$54,371	$59,921	$25,418	7th of 17
3	Office AdministrationAbout 15 graduates a year	$46,821	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
4	Industrial TechnologyAbout 52 graduates a year	$42,813	$37,041	$15,000	1st of 1
5	Business AdministrationAbout 131 graduates a year	$41,152	$60,274	$19,691	4th of 14
6	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 16 graduates a year	$39,704	Not reported	$14,935	2nd of 10
7	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 18 graduates a year	$37,457	Not reported	Not reported	3rd of 3
8	Culinary ArtsGraduates a year not reported	$33,382	$31,812	Not reported	1st of 8
9	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 460 graduates a year	$27,643	$35,315	$11,511	18th of 27

Program names link to the program's own page, and Michigan 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 Michigan programs in the field do too.

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

Both certificate programs

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

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Michigan
Criminal JusticeAbout 41 graduates a year	$67,732	$67,308	$28,059	1st of 3
Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 33 graduates a year	$37,428	Not reported	$9,500	1st of 7

2 more certificate programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$70,145
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$54,371
Office Administration$46,821
Industrial Technology$42,813
Business Administration$41,152

Lowest median debt

Liberal Arts and General Studies$11,511
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$14,935
Industrial Technology$15,000
Business Administration$19,691
Nursing$25,412

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 460 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 131 graduates a year
NursingAbout 112 graduates a year
Industrial TechnologyAbout 52 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 39 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,145 in their first year, the most of 9 Washtenaw 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 Michigan 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