Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Career Networks Institute

Santa Ana, CA · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$304,428 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.

51.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−80%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,428Observed 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
−$304,428at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$378,7080
2
4
6
8
−$304,42810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 51.0 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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$49,677
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$52,552
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$49,677Average net price / year
$52,552Cost of attendance
$52,428Median earnings · year 5 after completion
89.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,133Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

67thEarnings percentile
91thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$74,258Year 1
$99,952Year 4
$52,428Year 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$120,2112Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,5793Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,685

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in CA

Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Canoga Park, CA

California Career College

Annual net price
$46,880
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,814
Modeled 10-year ROI
-76%
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San Diego, CA

Design Institute of San Diego

Annual net price
$44,010
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,870
Modeled 10-year ROI
-67%
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Irvine, CA

Stanbridge University

Annual net price
$45,372
Observed earnings · year 5
$59,120
Modeled 10-year ROI
-61%
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Glendale, CA

Glendale Career College

Annual net price
$49,195
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,834
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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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$120,211$33,486
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,579$18,687
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,685$9,500

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.