Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Also known as CCAC · Website
$39,449
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,449
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Community College of Allegheny County is a public 2-year college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with 9,544 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $13,970 a year (tuition and fees $4,842 in-state, $12,583 out-of-state). 24% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $39,449 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,680 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,970
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,842
Out-of-state $12,583
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
24%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,680
About $134 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,449
Rank 2,783 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
- $13,970
- Tuition in-state
- $4,842
- Tuition out-of-state
- $12,583
- Cost of attendance
- $19,716
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 11%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,524
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,255
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,623
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,788
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,491
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
Tuition and fees went from $3,999 in 2015-16 to $4,842 in 2024-25.
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
- 9,544
- Part-time students
- 62%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 24%
- Retention rate
- 63%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 109
- Endowment
- $19.1M
- 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 2,783 of 5,094 US colleges and 190 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,970 | $19,970 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,842 | $19,182 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 24% | 66% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 63% | 78% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,680 | $17,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,940 | $42,275 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,449 | $49,700 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 42% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
109 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 484 | $12,460 | $25,898 | $43,383 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 308 | $14,333 | $62,668 | $79,497 | $80,813 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 195 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,835 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 125 | $11,575 | $34,330 | $51,099 | $48,733 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 107 | Withheld | $59,330 | $69,453 | $52,118 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 107 | $14,927 | $55,599 | $62,643 | $65,389 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 97 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 63 | Withheld | $35,049 | $57,851 | $54,726 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,808 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | $13,087 | $37,297 | $52,824 | $47,660 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | $13,770 | $36,439 | $42,190 | $42,269 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 34 | $8,192 | $39,461 | $58,905 | $54,246 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 34 | $11,175 | Withheld | $35,110 | $39,288 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $12,483 | $42,640 | $61,693 | $58,070 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $13,085 | $32,921 | $38,706 | $46,706 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | $12,255 | $28,078 | $40,493 | $34,184 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,996 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | $151,803 | $174,649 | $53,078 |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,345 | $44,669 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | $48,229 | $54,047 | $57,472 |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | $37,714 | $59,929 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | $28,701 | Withheld | $38,675 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Pennsylvania
- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Community College of Allegheny County cost?
$13,970 a year is the average net price at Community College of Allegheny County after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,842 for in-state students and $12,583 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,716. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,524 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Community College of Allegheny County?
Community College of Allegheny County has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Community College of Allegheny County graduates earn?
$39,449 a year is the median pay of former Community College of Allegheny County students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,940 after 6 years). That ranks 2,783 of 5,094 US colleges and 190 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate) at $151,803.
How much student debt do Community College of Allegheny County graduates have?
$12,680 is the median federal student loan debt of Community College of Allegheny County graduates, about $134 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 11% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Community College of Allegheny County?
24% of first-time, full-time students at Community College of Allegheny County finish within 3 years. 63% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Community College of Allegheny County?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (484 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (308 associate's graduates), Carpenters (195 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 109 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.