Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

All-State Career School

Essington, PA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$277,120 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

Modeled economic break-even
−110%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,570Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$277,120at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$252,8200
2
4
6
8
−$277,12010
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$18,205
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$23,923
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$18,205Average net price / year
$23,923Cost of attendance
$42,570Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
886Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

44thEarnings percentile
42thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,603Year 1
$48,534Year 4
$42,570Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,2692Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,8273Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,0454Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,3375Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,5936Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,580

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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Comparable colleges in PA

Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

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Pennco Tech-Bristol

Annual net price
$19,197
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,467
Modeled 10-year ROI
-110%
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South Hills School of Business & Technology

Annual net price
$19,673
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,950
Modeled 10-year ROI
-120%
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Annual net price
$18,350
Observed earnings · year 5
$35,429
Modeled 10-year ROI
-138%
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Annual net price
$18,088
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,540
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,269$6,333
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,827$13,000
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,045$13,000
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,337$14,666
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,593Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,580$10,840

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.