Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Carrington College-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$371,902 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
−108%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,345Observed 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
−$371,902at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$345,3520
2
4
6
8
−$371,90210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$41,338
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$45,593
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$41,338Average net price / year
$45,593Cost of attendance
$42,345Median earnings · year 5 after completion
50.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,168Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

43thEarnings percentile
39thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,146Year 1
$47,661Year 4
$42,345Year 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$137,9352Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Associate's Degree$112,1763Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$83,9864Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$80,1305Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$75,3056Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$60,7047Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$49,2948Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$47,397

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.

San Leandro, CA

Carrington College-San Leandro Campus

Annual net price
$39,675
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,345
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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Pleasant Hill, CA

Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus

Annual net price
$39,357
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,345
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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Stockton, CA

Carrington College-Stockton

Annual net price
$37,481
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,345
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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West Covina, CA

Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSON

Annual net price
$45,438
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,834
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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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$137,935$35,740
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's Degree$112,176$32,832
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$83,986$32,350
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$80,130$20,000
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$75,305$17,375
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$60,704$29,755
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$49,294$16,374
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,397$19,075
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,979$8,045
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$44,873$20,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,042$9,126
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,267$9,500
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,061$9,151
Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,936Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$36,563$15,888

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.