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Greene County Career and Technology Center

⌖ Waynesburg, PA · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$215,786 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.

100.5 yrsModeled economic break-even

−90%Modeled 10-year ROI

$47,385Observed 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

−$215,786at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$239,6360

−$215,78610

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$14,909

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$24,149

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,909Average net price / year

$24,149Cost of attendance

$47,385Median earnings · year 5 after completion

60.0%Completion rate

100.0%Admission rate

16Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

55thEarnings percentile

53thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$50,952Year 1

$50,920Year 4

$47,385Year 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$51,155

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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

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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

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

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Annual net price: $13,970
Observed earnings · year 5: $48,518
Modeled 10-year ROI: -85%

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Lancaster County Career and Technology Center

Annual net price: $17,505
Observed earnings · year 5: $47,739
Modeled 10-year ROI: -89%

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Lincoln University

Annual net price: $14,977
Observed earnings · year 5: $50,469
Modeled 10-year ROI: -77%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,155	$16,325

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.