10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$224,770at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
⌖ Hanceville, AL · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$224,770 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.
294.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−97%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,791Observed 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
$13,170Average net price / year
$19,008Cost of attendance
$45,791Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,423Student 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
$44,726Year 1
$50,276Year 4
$45,791Year 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$65,6582Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Associate's Degree$57,0283Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$56,4004Mechanics and Repairers, General · Associate's Degree$49,5315Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$49,0016Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$48,5437Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$44,3708Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$42,314Observed 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.
Tuscaloosa, AL
Shelton State Community College
- Annual net price
- $14,557
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,063
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Coastal Alabama Community College
- Annual net price
- $13,644
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,920
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -113%
Central Alabama Community College
- Annual net price
- $15,996
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,659
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -89%
Marion Military Institute
- Annual net price
- $8,627
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,508
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -98%
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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.