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Central Carolina Technical College

Sumter, SC · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$243,004 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
$40,928Observed 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
−$243,004at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$202,2840
2
4
6
8
−$243,00410
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 tuition$5,715
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$9,016
Sticker price
Average net price$5,571
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$13,774
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,571Average net price / year
$13,774Cost of attendance
$40,928Median earnings · year 5 after completion
34.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,163Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

40thEarnings percentile
17thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,368Year 1
$45,876Year 4
$40,928Year 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$73,3832Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree$65,1833Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,5374Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$40,4355Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,3126Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$35,0097Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,334

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in SC

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

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College

Annual net price
$5,931
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,686
Modeled 10-year ROI
-111%
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Conway, SC

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Annual net price
$4,159
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,732
Modeled 10-year ROI
-117%
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Sumter, SC

University of South Carolina-Sumter

Annual net price
$7,712
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,563
Modeled 10-year ROI
-121%
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Union, SC

University of South Carolina-Union

Annual net price
$8,065
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,773
Modeled 10-year ROI
-125%
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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$73,383$20,838
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree$65,183Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,537Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$40,435Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,312$19,037
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$35,009$10,835
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,334$12,908
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$15,132

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.