10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$206,260at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
⌖ Dothan, AL · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$206,260 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
−112%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,842Observed 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
$1,170Average net price / year
$9,308Cost of attendance
$42,842Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,017Student 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
$40,372Year 1
$48,054Year 4
$42,842Year 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$73,6592Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$51,8573Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,6744Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,6595Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$42,6936Business Operations Support and Assistant Services · Associate's Degree$37,9337Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$36,6438Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$29,620Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Gadsden, AL
Gadsden State Community College
- Annual net price
- $3,515
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,840
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
- Annual net price
- $2,792
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,970
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -121%
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,244
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,555
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Northeast Alabama Community College
- Annual net price
- $2,756
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,669
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
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 | $73,659 | $9,412 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $51,857 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,674 | $10,472 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,659 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $42,693 | Not available |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's Degree | $37,933 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $36,643 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $29,620 | Not available |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,688 | Not available |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $19,444 | 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.