10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$398,228at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Ameritas College
⌖ Huntington, WV · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$398,228 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
−183%Modeled 10-year ROI
$26,946Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$9,422Average net price / year
$17,951Cost of attendance
$26,946Median earnings · year 5 after completion
25.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
181Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$24,440Year 1
$28,491Year 4
$26,946Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations · Associate's Degree$29,6092Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$29,4693Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$25,395Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WV
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Mount Hope, WV
Appalachian Bible College
- Annual net price
- $11,579
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $30,301
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -165%
Valley College-Martinsburg
- Annual net price
- $25,751
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $25,262
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -170%
Valley College-Beckley
- Annual net price
- $25,149
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $23,655
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -176%
B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing
- Annual net price
- $15,661
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,489
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Associate's Degree | $29,609 | $27,833 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $29,469 | $25,027 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $25,395 | Not available |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $25,346 |
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.