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Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Name: Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma outcomes at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Chicago, IL · Public · Federal field 4605

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are notably above the same-degree benchmark.

$30,016 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 8.4% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $305,120 / year
10-year scenario: Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$82,055 → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

36Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

14Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

103Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

21Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

69Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$80,012A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$9,494

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$6,726

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$80,012

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$71/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$9,494Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,256Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE31.4%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$82,055Year 1

$80,012Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

1.1% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$6,668

Estimated loan payment$71

36borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$80,012 vs. $49,996

$30,016 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$105,750 median wageIL estimate · 19,340 jobs · 47-1011+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentPlumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$99,950 median wageIL estimate · 16,750 jobs · 47-2152+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 42k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentExplosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$60,520 median wageIL estimate · 110 jobs · 47-5032+0.0% projected U.S. growth · 0.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentEarth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$79,080 median wageIL estimate · 330 jobs · 47-5023+3.6% projected U.S. growth · 1.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$67,890 median wageU.S. estimate · 12,600 jobs · 47-5012+0.8% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credentialSeptic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$53,190 median wageIL estimate · 1,210 jobs · 47-4071+7.8% projected U.S. growth · 2.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentDerrick Operators, Oil and Gas$45,900 median wageIL estimate · 10,590 jobs · 47-5011+1.6% projected U.S. growth · 0.9k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credential

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