10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$246,172at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Butler County Community College
⌖ Butler, PA · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$246,172 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
−120%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,876Observed 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
$6,233Average net price / year
$12,340Cost of attendance
$40,876Median earnings · year 5 after completion
37.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,789Student 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
$33,177Year 1
$45,728Year 4
$40,876Year 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$73,7382Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$46,8113Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$45,0754Education, General · Associate's Degree$44,6235Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$44,1936Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$39,6027Psychology, General · Associate's Degree$38,3338Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies · Associate's Degree$37,340Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
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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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,200
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,901
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -140%
Reading Area Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,228
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,740
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -110%
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
- Annual net price
- $9,857
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,983
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -109%
Schuylkill Technology Center
- Annual net price
- $6,797
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,077
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
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 | $73,738 | $18,576 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $46,811 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $45,075 | Not available |
| Education, General | Associate's Degree | $44,623 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $44,193 | $7,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $39,602 | $6,932 |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $38,333 | Not available |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Associate's Degree | $37,340 | 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.