Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Uncertain payoff

Payoff needs your actual price

ROI withheld because the institution-wide price is missing, below the reliability floor or produces an extreme price-sensitive scenario.

Available federal data is not complete enough for a confident payoff classification.

Modeled economic break-even
Not availableModeled 10-year ROI
$49,057Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
PAYOFF CURVE

Not enough reliable price data to model ROI.

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$3,568
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$7,816
Sticker price
Average net price$660
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$11,784
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$660Average net price / year
$11,784Cost of attendance
$49,057Median earnings · year 5 after completion
17.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
8,643Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

60thEarnings percentile
3thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,045Year 1
$54,466Year 4
$49,057Year 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$80,7492Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$76,9793Computer Programming · Associate's Degree$68,0464Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$64,4365Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,3096Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$61,9387Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,8688Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$52,172

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MI

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

Warren, MI

Macomb Community College

Annual net price
$1,618
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,736
Modeled 10-year ROI
-80%
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Ann Arbor, MI

Washtenaw Community College

Annual net price
$3,249
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,863
Modeled 10-year ROI
-85%
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Scottville, MI

West Shore Community College

Annual net price
$1,527
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,924
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Muskegon, MI

Muskegon Community College

Annual net price
$4,005
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,371
Modeled 10-year ROI
-73%
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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$80,749$26,613
Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree$76,979$11,813
Computer ProgrammingAssociate's Degree$68,046$15,138
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$64,436$20,828
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,309$24,750
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$61,938Not available
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,868$12,464
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$52,172$15,200
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$49,609$32,406
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$47,684$14,250
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,247$19,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$40,696$16,767
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$38,566$17,365
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,371$19,144
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$27,504$19,075
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$17,570

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.