10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$294,714at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Bossier Parish Community College
⌖ Bossier City, LA · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$294,714 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
−132%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,811Observed 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
$10,706Average net price / year
$17,111Cost of attendance
$37,811Median earnings · year 5 after completion
15.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,935Student 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
$35,258Year 1
$43,033Year 4
$37,811Year 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$85,7182Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$71,9523Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Associate's Degree$56,7344Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$49,0475Natural Sciences · Associate's Degree$42,0536Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$39,6877Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$36,5878Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$32,743Observed 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.
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Northshore Technical Community College
- Annual net price
- $10,773
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,473
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -138%
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,256
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,415
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -135%
Southern University at Shreveport
- Annual net price
- $11,049
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,131
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -140%
South Louisiana Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,564
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,272
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -138%
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 | $85,718 | $26,618 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $71,952 | $19,101 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | $56,734 | $17,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $49,047 | $19,633 |
| Natural Sciences | Associate's Degree | $42,053 | $21,610 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $39,687 | $24,353 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $36,587 | $19,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $32,743 | $21,500 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $30,298 | $13,110 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $22,756 |
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.