10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$290,806at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
⌖ Wesson, MS · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$290,806 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
−149%Modeled 10-year ROI
$35,477Observed 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
$3,894Average net price / year
$12,490Cost of attendance
$35,477Median earnings · year 5 after completion
49.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,922Student 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
$29,827Year 1
$36,902Year 4
$35,477Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$61,5292Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$52,0733Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,9384Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,0255Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Associate's Degree$38,7856Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$36,4017Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,8018Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$34,103Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MS
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
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East Mississippi Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,608
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,263
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -149%
Hinds Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,060
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,761
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -142%
Southwest Mississippi Community College
- Annual net price
- $2,525
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,577
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -155%
Mississippi Delta Community College
- Annual net price
- $3,715
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $33,211
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -160%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $61,529 | Not available |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $52,073 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,938 | Not available |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,025 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Associate's Degree | $38,785 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $36,401 | Not available |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $35,801 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $34,103 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $33,285 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Associate's Degree | $26,921 | 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.