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Des Moines Area Community College

⌖ Ankeny, IA · 30 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$191,324 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.

67.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−85%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,336Observed 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
−$191,324at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$224,6840
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4
6
8
−$191,32410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 67.4 years
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$5,790
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,690
Sticker price
Average net price$11,171
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,204
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,171Average net price / year
$16,204Cost of attendance
$48,336Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
10,446Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

57thEarnings percentile
23thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,189Year 1
$51,817Year 4
$48,336Year 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.

1Precision Metal Working · Associate's Degree$75,1452Homeland Security · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,2693Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$68,3154Funeral Service and Mortuary Science · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,6535Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,5866Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other · Associate's Degree$64,8957Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$64,3308Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$63,673

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Observed earnings · year 5
$47,826
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Observed earnings · year 5
$47,208
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Observed earnings · year 5
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's Degree$75,145Not available
Homeland SecurityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,269$22,869
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$68,315$19,496
Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,653$25,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,586$20,600
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherAssociate's Degree$64,895$9,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$64,330Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$63,673$9,624
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$62,269Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$62,072$22,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$60,716$10,811
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$59,996$12,984
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$56,924$12,250
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$56,204$24,250
Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate's Degree$55,546$9,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$53,936$17,218
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,238$5,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$50,877$12,000
CarpentersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,349Not available
Community Organization and AdvocacyAssociate's Degree$49,886$23,320
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,259$17,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$45,505$11,000
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,642$9,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,607$12,834
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$40,878$11,167
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,673$11,625
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$37,055$16,252
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$36,996$13,625
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$35,773$11,500
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's DegreeNot available$17,694

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.