10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$331,798at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Central Coast College
⌖ Salinas, CA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$331,798 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
−116%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,487Observed 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
$26,667Average net price / year
$30,966Cost of attendance
$40,487Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
569Student 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
$34,254Year 1
$42,710Year 4
$40,487Year 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.
1Accounting and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,4812Business Operations Support and Assistant Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,5733Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,4144Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,1415Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,856Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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 Marcos, CA
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
- Annual net price
- $27,365
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,823
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
Premiere Career College
- Annual net price
- $25,393
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,055
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
Concorde Career College-San Diego
- Annual net price
- $25,394
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,953
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -114%
Institute for Business and Technology
- Annual net price
- $27,207
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,848
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,481 | Not available |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,573 | Not available |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $44,414 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,141 | $7,580 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,856 | Not 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.