Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$257,404 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
−108%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,190Observed 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
−$257,404at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$239,3040
2
4
6
8
−$257,40410
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$14,826
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$21,223
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,826Average net price / year
$21,223Cost of attendance
$43,190Median earnings · year 5 after completion
78.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,400Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

45thEarnings percentile
79thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$30,470Year 1
$46,910Year 4
$43,190Year 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.

1Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,5502Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,2123Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,2394Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,1345Construction Trades, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,0626Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,888

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

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Comparable colleges in NY

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.

Buffalo, NY

Villa Maria College

Annual net price
$13,494
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,596
Modeled 10-year ROI
-106%
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Brooklyn, NY

EDP School

Annual net price
$16,787
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,901
Modeled 10-year ROI
-113%
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Orchard Park, NY

Bryant & Stratton College-Online

Annual net price
$15,187
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,402
Modeled 10-year ROI
-123%
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Liverpool, NY

Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North

Annual net price
$15,217
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,402
Modeled 10-year ROI
-123%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,550$9,500
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,212$9,500
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,239$9,500
Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,134$9,500
Construction Trades, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,062$9,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,888$9,500

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.