10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$245,976at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Butler Community College
⌖ El Dorado, KS · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$245,976 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
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,692Observed 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
$15,724Average net price / year
$21,295Cost of attendance
$44,692Median earnings · year 5 after completion
32.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,104Student 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
$34,651Year 1
$46,569Year 4
$44,692Year 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$73,7082Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$54,2083Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$49,4614Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Associate's Degree$48,7235Education, General · Associate's Degree$43,4666Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$42,0707Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$41,9548Culinary Arts and Related Services · Associate's Degree$38,672Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in KS
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Emporia, KS
Flint Hills Technical College
- Annual net price
- $16,017
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,542
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -98%
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
- Annual net price
- $13,074
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,398
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Cloud County Community College
- Annual net price
- $11,685
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,634
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -97%
Highland Community College
- Annual net price
- $10,454
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,472
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
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 | $73,708 | $24,750 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $54,208 | $13,356 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $49,461 | $12,699 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | $48,723 | $20,225 |
| Education, General | Associate's Degree | $43,466 | $15,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,070 | $12,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $41,954 | $18,407 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $38,672 | Not 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.