10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$222,394at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Broward College
⌖ Fort Lauderdale, FL · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$222,394 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.
152.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−93%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,563Observed 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
$14,506Average net price / year
$21,947Cost of attendance
$46,563Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
24,922Student 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
$38,818Year 1
$49,843Year 4
$46,563Year 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$83,3582Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$79,6953Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$75,8794Air Transportation · Associate's Degree$75,6375Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$68,6266Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$67,2517Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$61,0298Special Education and Teaching · Bachelor's Degree$59,330Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in FL
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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The College of the Florida Keys
- Annual net price
- $13,636
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,819
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Annual net price
- $13,739
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,457
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -81%
College of Central Florida
- Annual net price
- $12,088
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,717
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Santa Fe College
- Annual net price
- $11,098
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,475
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
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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.