Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI · 16 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 15 · Federal debt reported for 15
Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data
Estimated 10-year payoff
Price needs context
Payoff withheld
The reported institution-wide average net price is below DegreeVerdict’s reliability floor for national payoff comparisons.
Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
Not availableEstimated return after 10 years
$49,057Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
Start with your question
What do you want to understand?
No payoff curve is shown.
The reported institution-wide average net price is below DegreeVerdict’s reliability floor for national payoff comparisons.
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 STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $11,898 housing and food allowance plus $6,246 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
2,998 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Michigan run 4% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$660Average net price / year
$11,784Cost of attendance
$14,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$151/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$49,057Median earnings · year 5 after completion
17.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
8,643Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Henry Ford College
What does Henry Ford College cost?
Henry Ford College reports an average annual net price of $660 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Henry Ford College graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $49,057 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Henry Ford College graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $14,250. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Henry Ford College worth the same?
No. The current release contains 16 field-and-degree records for Henry Ford College; 15 report year-4 earnings and 15 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
16,256Students enrolled at any point
16,256Undergraduate students
Not availableGraduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
23% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
15 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
19% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$30,967Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$44,156Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$50,875Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income15%
Middle income33%
Higher income42%
Undergraduate student composition
White53%
Black17%
Hispanic4%
Asian3%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$44,045Year 1
$54,466Year 4
$49,057Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
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$52,172Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $64,309 reported+43%vs same-degree national median$24,750federal debt2Computer ProgrammingAssociate's Degree · $68,046 reported+17%vs same-degree national median$15,138federal debt3Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree · $61,938 reported+13%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $47,247 reported+12%vs same-degree national median$19,750federal debt5Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · $52,172 reported+12%vs same-degree national median$15,200federal debt6Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $55,868 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$12,464federal debt
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%
Washtenaw Community College
- Annual net price
- $3,249
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,863
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
West Shore Community College
- Annual net price
- $1,527
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,924
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
Muskegon Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,005
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,371
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -73%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 16 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $80,749 | $26,613 | Not reported |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | $76,979 | $11,813 | Not reported |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $68,046 | $15,138 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $64,436 | $20,828 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $64,309 | $24,750 | 1,600 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $61,938 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,868 | $12,464 | 4 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $52,172 | $15,200 | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $49,609 | $32,406 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $47,684 | $14,250 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $47,247 | $19,750 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $40,696 | $16,767 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $38,566 | $17,365 | Not reported |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,371 | $19,144 | 22 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $27,504 | $19,075 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $17,570 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
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.