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Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center

Johnstown, PA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$242,554 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
−103%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,389Observed 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
−$242,554at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$236,4440
2
4
6
8
−$242,55410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$14,111
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$19,100
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,111Average net price / year
$19,100Cost of attendance
$44,389Median earnings · year 5 after completion
79.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
105Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

48thEarnings percentile
80thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,026Year 1
$43,600Year 4
$44,389Year 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.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,4682Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,5483Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,0884Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,8885Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,811

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in PA

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Bethlehem, PA

Northampton County Area Community College

Annual net price
$12,119
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,651
Modeled 10-year ROI
-102%
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Philadelphia, PA

Community College of Philadelphia

Annual net price
$11,911
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,114
Modeled 10-year ROI
-99%
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Clearfield, PA

Clearfield County Career and Technology Center

Annual net price
$14,460
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,515
Modeled 10-year ROI
-115%
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Cheyney, PA

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Annual net price
$14,265
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,530
Modeled 10-year ROI
-89%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,468$17,690
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,548Not available
Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,088Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,888Not available
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,811Not 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.