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Cuyahoga Community College District

⌖ Cleveland, OH · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$189,914 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.

275.6 yrsModeled economic break-even

−96%Modeled 10-year ROI

$45,715Observed 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

−$189,914at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$197,0640

−$189,91410

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$3,249

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$7,249

Sticker price

Average net price$4,266

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$11,189

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$4,266Average net price / year

$11,189Cost of attendance

$45,715Median earnings · year 5 after completion

30.9%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

13,382Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

50thEarnings percentile

12thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,851Year 1

$49,698Year 4

$45,715Year 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.

1Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other · Associate's Degree$126,290 2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$77,947 3Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$77,536 4Computer Programming · Associate's Degree$69,769 5Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$67,587 6Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$62,512 7Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$60,449 8Information Science/Studies · Associate's Degree$57,923

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OH

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: $3,967
Observed earnings · year 5: $46,785
Modeled 10-year ROI: -91%

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Sinclair Community College

Annual net price: $5,992
Observed earnings · year 5: $45,851
Modeled 10-year ROI: -96%

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Stark State College

Annual net price: $5,986
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,433
Modeled 10-year ROI: -108%

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North Central State College

Annual net price: $4,687
Observed earnings · year 5: $50,753
Modeled 10-year ROI: -71%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	$126,290	Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's Degree	$77,947	$17,717
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$77,536	Not available
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$69,769	Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$67,587	$14,870
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$62,512	Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$60,449	$12,400
Information Science/Studies	Associate's Degree	$57,923	$17,629
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,467	$19,750
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$56,387	Not available
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$51,858	$15,931
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$50,360	Not available
Precision Metal Working	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,899	Not available
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Associate's Degree	$49,619	$14,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$45,590	$7,149
Human Resources Management and Services	Associate's Degree	$45,216	$21,439
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$44,372	$12,159
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$44,054	Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Associate's Degree	$44,042	$17,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$43,482	$11,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,003	Not available
Culinary Arts and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$40,291	Not available
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$40,057	Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	Associate's Degree	$39,291	Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,913	Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Associate's Degree	$35,033	$11,564
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	$33,863	Not available
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$31,872	Not available
Design and Applied Arts	Associate's Degree	$30,936	$11,795

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.