10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$264,250at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Cowley County Community College
⌖ Arkansas City, KS · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$264,250 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
−127%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,445Observed 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
$7,175Average net price / year
$13,534Cost of attendance
$39,445Median earnings · year 5 after completion
44.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,543Student 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
$28,445Year 1
$42,324Year 4
$39,445Year 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.
1Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$73,0022Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,7853Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$40,969Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in KS
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Coffeyville, KS
Coffeyville Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,957
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,124
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -134%
Salina Area Technical College
- Annual net price
- $6,468
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,726
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Fort Scott Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,586
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,349
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -143%
Haskell Indian Nations University
- Annual net price
- $3,134
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,185
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -120%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $73,002 | $10,625 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $62,785 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $40,969 | $8,000 |
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.