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Clarendon College

Clarendon, TX · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$259,680 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
−122%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,388Observed 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
−$259,680at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$213,5600
2
4
6
8
−$259,68010
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$3,720
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$5,400
Sticker price
Average net price$8,390
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,589
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$8,390Average net price / year
$14,589Cost of attendance
$40,388Median earnings · year 5 after completion
40.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,520Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

39thEarnings percentile
25thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$28,418Year 1
$36,818Year 4
$40,388Year 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$83,3302Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$39,7473Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$23,1914Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$20,689

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in TX

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

Hillsboro, TX

Hill College

Annual net price
$7,577
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,163
Modeled 10-year ROI
-123%
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Paris, TX

Paris Junior College

Annual net price
$7,690
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,293
Modeled 10-year ROI
-118%
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Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College

Annual net price
$6,706
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,808
Modeled 10-year ROI
-120%
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Uvalde, TX

Southwest Texas College

Annual net price
$7,372
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,102
Modeled 10-year ROI
-133%
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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$83,330$23,788
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$39,747$9,062
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$23,191Not available
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$20,689$11,518

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.