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Brookdale Community College

⌖ Lincroft, NJ · 18 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$166,564 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.

38.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−74%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,836Observed 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
−$166,564at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$224,9240
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4
6
8
−$166,56410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 38.5 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$6,270
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$10,140
Sticker price
Average net price$11,231
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,143
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,231Average net price / year
$18,143Cost of attendance
$50,836Median earnings · year 5 after completion
29.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,901Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

64thEarnings percentile
11thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,617Year 1
$50,402Year 4
$50,836Year 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$94,1222Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$75,9743Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$72,9334Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$63,4025Social Work · Associate's Degree$57,5486Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$56,7737Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$53,3288Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Associate's Degree$52,104

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

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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$94,122$19,366
Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree$75,974Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$72,933$23,933
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$63,402$11,286
Social WorkAssociate's Degree$57,548$12,458
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$56,773Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$53,328$10,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree$52,104Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$49,932$9,721
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree$48,587$13,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,928Not available
Education, GeneralAssociate's Degree$45,867$8,750
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$44,721Not available
Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$44,277$9,500
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,037Not available
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$42,483Not available
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate's Degree$41,667Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$38,816$8,500

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.