10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$368,530at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Cal Poly Maritime Academy
⌖ Vallejo, CA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Strong payoff
+$368,530 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Observed earnings clearly outpace the comparison earnings and estimated education cost in this scenario.
4.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
+141%Modeled 10-year ROI
$108,075Observed 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
$20,555Average net price / year
$29,853Cost of attendance
$108,075Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.7%Completion rate
95.0%Admission rate
804Student 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
$82,458Year 1
$108,757Year 4
$108,075Year 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.
1Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$126,3952Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$126,2093Marine Transportation · Bachelor's Degree$117,1764Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$110,6315International Relations and National Security Studies · Bachelor's Degree$76,4786Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$75,574Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
San Pablo, CA
Contra Costa College
- Annual net price
- $9,490
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $103,363
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +168%
University of California, Berkeley
- Annual net price
- $13,481
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $95,520
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +116%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
- Annual net price
- $16,665
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $89,413
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +80%
Ohlone College
- Annual net price
- $11,130
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $126,289
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +262%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $126,395 | $19,690 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $126,209 | $25,359 |
| Marine Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $117,176 | $26,945 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $110,631 | Not available |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $76,478 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $75,574 | $20,500 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 |
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.