10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$148,900at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Clark State College
⌖ Springfield, OH · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$148,900 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.
28.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−65%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,964Observed 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, debt, completion and earnings context
$12,135Average net price / year
$16,812Cost of attendance
$14,490Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$154/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$52,964Median earnings · year 5 after completion
21.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,456Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$42,047Year 1
$50,997Year 4
$52,964Year 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$71,4212Human Resources Management and Services · Associate's Degree$63,7413Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,9754Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$51,6005Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$48,3156Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$42,5947Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$42,3308Social Work · Associate's Degree$36,363Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Ashtabula, OH
Kent State University at Ashtabula
- Annual net price
- $12,205
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Kent State University at Geauga
- Annual net price
- $12,044
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
- Annual net price
- $12,542
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Youngstown State University
- Annual net price
- $12,767
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,832
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $71,421 | $27,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Associate's Degree | $63,741 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $56,975 | $18,740 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $51,600 | $22,943 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $48,315 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,594 | $14,260 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $42,330 | $21,084 |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | $36,363 | $25,631 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $35,288 | $15,522 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,661 | 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.