Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, WY · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$267,816 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
−118%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,872Observed 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
−$267,816at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$226,5360
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4
6
8
−$267,81610
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$4,800
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$11,100
Sticker price
Average net price$11,634
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,891
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,634Average net price / year
$16,891Cost of attendance
$40,872Median earnings · year 5 after completion
37.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,054Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

40thEarnings percentile
21thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,205Year 1
$43,068Year 4
$40,872Year 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$79,9312Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management · Associate's Degree$39,043

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WY

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

Powell, WY

Northwest College

Annual net price
$7,463
Observed earnings · year 5
$36,523
Modeled 10-year ROI
-140%
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Torrington, WY

Eastern Wyoming College

Annual net price
$4,764
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,015
Modeled 10-year ROI
-130%
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Casper, WY

Casper College

Annual net price
$9,593
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,631
Modeled 10-year ROI
-83%
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Sheridan, WY

Northern Wyoming Community College District

Annual net price
$9,346
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,337
Modeled 10-year ROI
-66%
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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$79,931$15,243
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementAssociate's Degree$39,043Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's DegreeNot available$10,398

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.