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Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$221,918 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.

167.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−94%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,407Observed 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
−$221,918at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$235,9880
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4
6
8
−$221,91810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 167.7 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 tuition$5,646
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$12,084
Sticker price
Average net price$13,997
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$20,788
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,997Average net price / year
$20,788Cost of attendance
$46,407Median earnings · year 5 after completion
40.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,730Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

52thEarnings percentile
25thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,475Year 1
$51,042Year 4
$46,407Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$75,2882Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,2713Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,0534Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,3355Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree$60,5356Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$51,2237Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$47,9918Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$47,854

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in VA

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

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Richard Bland College

Annual net price
$13,045
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,037
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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Annual net price
$9,210
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,382
Modeled 10-year ROI
-94%
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Petersburg, VA

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Annual net price
$15,840
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,774
Modeled 10-year ROI
-80%
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Norfolk, VA

Tidewater Community College

Annual net price
$11,762
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,864
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$75,288$17,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,271$10,666
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,053Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,335Not available
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree$60,535$8,650
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$51,223Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$47,991$9,000
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$47,854$16,562
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,237$11,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,782$8,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$43,092Not available
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,504Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$34,176Not available

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.