10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$137,678at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
College of the Canyons
⌖ Santa Clarita, CA · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$137,678 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.
34.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−71%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,713Observed 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
$3,702Average net price / year
$11,360Cost of attendance
$50,713Median earnings · year 5 after completion
44.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
15,832Student 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
$35,362Year 1
$64,248Year 4
$50,713Year 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$98,7362Mathematics · Associate's Degree$73,0883Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,6074Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$64,0255Accounting and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,3256Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$60,2907Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$54,1798Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,488Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Santa Ana, CA
Santa Ana College
- Annual net price
- $3,133
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,774
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
San Diego Miramar College
- Annual net price
- $3,337
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,782
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -65%
Pasadena City College
- Annual net price
- $3,864
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,757
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -81%
San Joaquin Delta College
- Annual net price
- $2,407
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,800
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -75%
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 | $98,736 | $17,250 |
| Mathematics | Associate's Degree | $73,088 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $66,607 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $64,025 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $60,325 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $60,290 | $9,980 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $54,179 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $52,488 | $7,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $51,561 | $7,750 |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | $50,526 | $8,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $49,940 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $42,174 | $7,177 |
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.