10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$224,666at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Baton Rouge Community College
⌖ Baton Rouge, LA · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$224,666 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
−103%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,323Observed 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
$9,474Average net price / year
$16,522Cost of attendance
$44,323Median earnings · year 5 after completion
31.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
8,362Student 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
$34,583Year 1
$45,313Year 4
$44,323Year 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.
1Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$142,0042Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$76,7463Construction Management · Associate's Degree$72,6194Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,2335Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$44,7196Legal Support Services · Associate's Degree$42,2987Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$41,5878Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$39,734Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in LA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
New Orleans, LA
Delgado Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,747
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,501
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -98%
Fletcher Technical Community College
- Annual net price
- $10,527
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,581
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -115%
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
- Annual net price
- $7,065
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,752
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -92%
Southern University at New Orleans
- Annual net price
- $14,810
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,573
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $142,004 | $16,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $76,746 | $28,824 |
| Construction Management | Associate's Degree | $72,619 | $12,008 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,233 | $13,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $44,719 | $13,766 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $42,298 | $20,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $41,587 | $25,597 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $39,734 | $17,300 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,346 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $19,500 |
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.