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CUNY Kingsborough Community College

⌖ Brooklyn, NY · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$239,574 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

−118%Modeled 10-year ROI

$41,285Observed 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

−$239,574at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$202,4240

−$239,57410

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$5,252

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$8,132

Sticker price

Average net price$5,606

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$13,580

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,606Average net price / year

$13,580Cost of attendance

$41,285Median earnings · year 5 after completion

27.6%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

7,670Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

40thEarnings percentile

9thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$28,264Year 1

$43,394Year 4

$41,285Year 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.

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NY

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

Stone Ridge, NY

Ulster County Community College

Annual net price: $5,035
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,328
Modeled 10-year ROI: -113%

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CUNY Hostos Community College

Annual net price: $5,297
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,687
Modeled 10-year ROI: -111%

Open college profile →Sanborn, NY

Niagara County Community College

Annual net price: $6,876
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,217
Modeled 10-year ROI: -113%

Open college profile →Hudson, NY

Columbia-Greene Community College

Annual net price: $6,559
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,476
Modeled 10-year ROI: -107%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

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	$104,210	$8,475
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$79,319	Not available
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	$64,980	Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$61,269	Not available
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	$48,306	Not available
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$47,930	Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$47,646	$5,939
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$45,870	$6,167
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$45,843	$8,691
Hospitality Administration/Management	Associate's Degree	$43,033	Not available
Biology, General	Associate's Degree	$40,533	$9,241
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$38,641	$8,115
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	$38,313	$8,380
Culinary Arts and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$35,003	Not available
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Associate's Degree	$30,327	Not available
Design and Applied Arts	Associate's Degree	$30,135	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.