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CUNY Queensborough Community College

⌖ Bayside, NY · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$205,432 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

−104%Modeled 10-year ROI

$44,240Observed 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

−$205,432at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$197,8320

−$205,43210

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$5,210

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$8,090

Sticker price

Average net price$4,458

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$12,392

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$4,458Average net price / year

$12,392Cost of attendance

$44,240Median earnings · year 5 after completion

24.1%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

8,940Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

47thEarnings percentile

7thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$22,936Year 1

$45,408Year 4

$44,240Year 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.

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Annual net price: $4,462
Observed earnings · year 5: $44,617
Modeled 10-year ROI: -102%

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Annual net price: $4,976
Observed earnings · year 5: $44,947
Modeled 10-year ROI: -100%

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CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Annual net price: $6,120
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,959
Modeled 10-year ROI: -105%

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CUNY Hostos Community College

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

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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	$114,093	$17,675
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$57,571	Not available
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$56,207	Not available
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$49,290	$8,884
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$48,686	$8,250
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$47,921	Not available
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	$44,156	Not available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	$44,067	$7,000
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	$43,018	Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Associate's Degree	$43,007	Not available
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	$42,907	Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$41,794	$8,450
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services	Associate's Degree	$28,517	Not available
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	$27,011	Not available
Fine and Studio Arts	Associate's Degree	$26,984	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.