Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Montgomery County Community College

Montgomery County Community College's allied health program lands in the middle of Pennsylvania's community college options, but that middle position means graduates earn about $6,700 less than the state median and roughly $16,000 less than peers at neighboring community colleges like Bucks County or Delaware County. With first-year earnings of $48,626, graduates here start below both state and national benchmarks—ranking in just the 40th percentile among Pennsylvania programs.

The debt picture offers some relief: at $20,025, borrowing sits slightly below the state median and keeps the debt-to-earnings ratio at a manageable 0.41. Students can realistically pay off their loans within a few years, even with below-average starting salaries. Still, when comparable community colleges in the Philadelphia area consistently produce graduates earning $60,000-plus in their first year, the earnings gap is hard to ignore.

For Pennsylvania families, this program works as a financially accessible entry point into allied health careers—the debt won't be crushing. But if your student can secure admission to Bucks County, Delaware County, or Harrisburg Area community colleges, the $15,000+ earnings premium in the first year alone would justify any marginal increase in costs or commute time. The moderate sample size suggests established enrollment, but the earnings data indicates this program isn't connecting graduates to the higher-paying opportunities that similar local programs have clearly found.