10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$184,112at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Anoka Technical College
⌖ Anoka, MN · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$184,112 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.
38.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−74%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,370Observed 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
$16,953Average net price / year
$22,247Cost of attendance
$51,370Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,684Student 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
$43,529Year 1
$55,035Year 4
$51,370Year 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.
1Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$78,1802Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,6943Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,6484Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$63,6395Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$63,1296Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,8257Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,2988Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$55,198Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MN
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Coon Rapids, MN
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
- Annual net price
- $16,434
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,141
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Southwest Minnesota State University
- Annual net price
- $15,291
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,326
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Annual net price
- $17,997
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,486
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Lake Superior College
- Annual net price
- $15,492
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,613
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -81%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.