The area in question was a large midwestern city, so its not exactly tops, but the pay rates for computer people in that area are almost always >$100k for anyon

The area in question was a large midwestern city, so its not exactly tops, but the pay rates for computer people in that area are almost always >$100k for anyone with experience. I don't have a breakdown of payrates for the CC in question, but I'm guessing many of the students going into plumbing/electrician/AC repair/etc were making as much or more than the students going into the mainframe positions.