10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$200,570at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Chemeketa Community College
⌖ Salem, OR · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$200,570 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.
174.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−94%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,223Observed 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
$8,200Average net price / year
$16,151Cost of attendance
$46,223Median earnings · year 5 after completion
21.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
6,610Student 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
$36,425Year 1
$50,594Year 4
$46,223Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$106,1872Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$95,2023Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$93,5904Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$82,2155Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$73,4276Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$49,9487Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$48,4978Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$47,154Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OR
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Eugene, OR
Lane Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,123
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,040
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
Mt Hood Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,821
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,418
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -89%
Umpqua Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,340
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,726
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Clackamas Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,855
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,557
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.