10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$267,190at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Black River Technical College
⌖ Pocahontas, AR · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$267,190 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
−133%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,319Observed 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
$5,095Average net price / year
$14,374Cost of attendance
$38,319Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
903Student 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
$39,431Year 1
$48,715Year 4
$38,319Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$73,0702Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,0583Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,3874Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$49,7905Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree$48,6856Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,2967Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$34,452Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AR
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
De Queen, AR
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
- Annual net price
- $4,385
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,389
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Arkansas Northeastern College
- Annual net price
- $5,375
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,990
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -120%
Arkansas State University Mid-South
- Annual net price
- $5,427
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,605
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -147%
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
- Annual net price
- $8,847
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,231
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -136%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $73,070 | $18,885 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,058 | $12,950 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $50,387 | $7,100 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $49,790 | $11,154 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Associate's Degree | $48,685 | $13,360 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,296 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $34,452 | $10,428 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $13,064 |
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.