Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation

Mexico, NY · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$309,910 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
−132%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,549Observed 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
−$309,910at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$235,4000
2
4
6
8
−$309,91010
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$13,850
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$19,932
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,850Average net price / year
$19,932Cost of attendance
$37,549Median earnings · year 5 after completion
70.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
15Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

33thEarnings percentile
68thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,423Year 1
$40,840Year 4
$37,549Year 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.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,8282Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,4753Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,347

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NY

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

Herkimer, NY

Herkimer County Community College

Annual net price
$13,419
Observed earnings · year 5
$36,183
Modeled 10-year ROI
-138%
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Saranac Lake, NY

North Country Community College

Annual net price
$11,868
Observed earnings · year 5
$36,889
Modeled 10-year ROI
-136%
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Olean, NY

Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

Annual net price
$15,000
Observed earnings · year 5
$35,644
Modeled 10-year ROI
-139%
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Canandaigua, NY

Finger Lakes Community College

Annual net price
$13,898
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,471
Modeled 10-year ROI
-115%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,828$18,235
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,475$6,711
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,347Not 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.