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Clovis Community College

Clovis, NM · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$211,050 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
−109%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,187Observed 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
−$211,050at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$192,9200
2
4
6
8
−$211,05010
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$1,592
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$3,344
Sticker price
Average net price$3,230
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$10,043
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$3,230Average net price / year
$10,043Cost of attendance
$43,187Median earnings · year 5 after completion
34.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,309Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

45thEarnings percentile
17thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,962Year 1
$59,171Year 4
$43,187Year 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$80,6762Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,0813Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$52,6604Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$40,995

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NM

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

Roswell, NM

New Mexico Military Institute

Annual net price
$4,571
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,880
Modeled 10-year ROI
-111%
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Albuquerque, NM

Central New Mexico Community College

Annual net price
$4,621
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,481
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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Roswell, NM

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus

Annual net price
$3,645
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,025
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Ruidoso, NM

Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College

Annual net price
$2,042
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,025
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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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$80,676$12,250
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,081$9,995
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$52,660Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$40,995$11,000

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.