Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Institute of Technology

Clovis, CA · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$358,046 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
−131%Modeled 10-year ROI
$36,459Observed 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
−$358,046at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$272,6360
2
4
6
8
−$358,04610
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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$23,159
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$29,228
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$23,159Average net price / year
$29,228Cost of attendance
$36,459Median earnings · year 5 after completion
73.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,377Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

31thEarnings percentile
73thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,938Year 1
$43,172Year 4
$36,459Year 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.

1Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$68,9782Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,2673Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$56,7174Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,9515Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$39,3786Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,5957Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,6298Culinary Arts and Related Services · Associate's Degree$34,943

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in CA

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

San Luis Obispo, CA

Laurus College

Annual net price
$22,733
Observed earnings · year 5
$36,525
Modeled 10-year ROI
-131%
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Bakersfield, CA

San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

Annual net price
$23,351
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,245
Modeled 10-year ROI
-125%
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Glendale, CA

American Medical Sciences Center

Annual net price
$21,629
Observed earnings · year 5
$34,644
Modeled 10-year ROI
-139%
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San Bernardino, CA

Concorde Career College-San Bernardino

Annual net price
$26,029
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,357
Modeled 10-year ROI
-127%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$68,978$26,064
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,267$16,719
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$56,717Not available
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,951$9,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$39,378$13,852
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,595$9,500
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, OtherUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,629$10,870
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$34,943$17,298
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,315$9,500
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,421$9,500
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$13,341
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$9,703

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.