10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$249,476at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Hocking College
⌖ Nelsonville, OH · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$249,476 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
−106%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,534Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$13,704Average net price / year
$19,171Cost of attendance
$43,534Median earnings · year 5 after completion
37.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,311Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$33,200Year 1
$44,764Year 4
$43,534Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
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$62,1022Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,5403Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$46,6684Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$42,5935Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy · Associate's Degree$42,1816Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management · Associate's Degree$38,5417Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$31,625Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Archbold, OH
Northwest State Community College
- Annual net price
- $13,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,447
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools
- Annual net price
- $15,732
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,022
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Central State University
- Annual net price
- $13,096
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,406
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -115%
Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education
- Annual net price
- $13,494
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,656
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -93%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $62,102 | $25,396 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,540 | $19,038 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $46,668 | $17,146 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,593 | $16,293 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Associate's Degree | $42,181 | $12,000 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Associate's Degree | $38,541 | $12,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $31,625 | $14,750 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Associate's Degree | Not available | $15,156 |
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.