$34,468
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Alaska Career College is a for-profit 2-year college in Anchorage, Alaska with 250 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $20,150 a year. 69% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $34,468 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,377 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,150
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
69%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$7,377
About $78 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,468
Rank 3,538 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,150
- Cost of attendance
- $25,570
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 27%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,657
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,231
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 250
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 87%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 10
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,538 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 9 in Alaska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AK median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,150 | $13,968 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,198 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 93% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 42% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,377 | $19,660 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,863 | $38,811 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,468 | $48,475 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 45% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 59% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
10 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 46 | $7,984 | $35,629 | $39,313 | $34,272 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 40 | $9,493 | $35,057 | $35,086 | $29,652 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 28 | $4,808 | $36,311 | $42,214 | $35,447 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | $17,318 | $42,749 | $43,886 | $47,660 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | $17,357 | $36,546 | $47,518 | $54,425 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Air TransportationCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,259 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $79,067 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,077 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Anchorage and Alaska on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Alaska
- Homes: Homes for sale in Alaska
Questions and answers
How much does Alaska Career College cost?
$20,150 a year is the average net price at Alaska Career College after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,570. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,657 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Alaska Career College?
Alaska Career College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Alaska Career College graduates earn?
$34,468 a year is the median pay of former Alaska Career College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,863 after 6 years). That ranks 3,538 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 9 in Alaska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Accounting and Related Services (Associate's) at $42,749.
How much student debt do Alaska Career College graduates have?
$7,377 is the median federal student loan debt of Alaska Career College graduates, about $78 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 27% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Alaska Career College?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Alaska Career College finish within 3 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Alaska Career College?
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (46 certificate graduates), Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (40 certificate graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (28 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 10 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.