10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$236,788at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Eastern Iowa Community College District
⌖ Davenport, IA · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$236,788 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
−100%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,928Observed 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
$14,017Average net price / year
$19,170Cost of attendance
$44,928Median earnings · year 5 after completion
45.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,520Student 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
$40,901Year 1
$47,929Year 4
$44,928Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$66,0592Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$57,7803Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,8564Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$52,0555Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,4976Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$49,9437Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,0218Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,988Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Estherville, IA
Iowa Lakes Community College
- Annual net price
- $13,933
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,691
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Southeastern Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,347
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,137
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Ellsworth Community College
- Annual net price
- $11,451
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,385
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -94%
North Iowa Area Community College
- Annual net price
- $10,010
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,087
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -100%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.