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Greenfield Community College

Greenfield, MA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$211,906 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
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,881Observed 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
−$211,906at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$210,7160
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4
6
8
−$211,90610
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 tuition$5,810
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$11,930
Sticker price
Average net price$7,679
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,762
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,679Average net price / year
$14,762Cost of attendance
$44,881Median earnings · year 5 after completion
30.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,395Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

49thEarnings percentile
12thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,039Year 1
$52,747Year 4
$44,881Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$85,9582Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$79,2843Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,5654Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$40,6965Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,961

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MA

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

Holyoke, MA

Holyoke Community College

Annual net price
$8,068
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,990
Modeled 10-year ROI
-105%
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Brockton, MA

Massasoit Community College

Annual net price
$8,460
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,532
Modeled 10-year ROI
-98%
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South Easton, MA

Southeastern Technical Institute

Annual net price
$7,060
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,106
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College

Annual net price
$5,547
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,979
Modeled 10-year ROI
-105%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$85,958$15,625
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$79,284$16,250
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,565$12,123
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$40,696$8,750
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,961$8,595

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.