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Jackson College

Jackson, MI · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$113,624 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.

21.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−54%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,742Observed 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
−$113,624at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$211,0440
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4
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−$113,62410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 21.7 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$7,350
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$10,200
Sticker price
Average net price$7,761
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,708
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,761Average net price / year
$18,708Cost of attendance
$54,742Median earnings · year 5 after completion
15.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,422Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

72thEarnings percentile
2thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,400Year 1
$53,223Year 4
$54,742Year 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$79,7042Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$72,4873Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$62,4144Physical Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$54,7345Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$54,1646Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,0607Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$46,7458Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,813

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.

University Center, MI

Saginaw Valley State University

Annual net price
$10,775
Observed earnings · year 5
$56,681
Modeled 10-year ROI
-48%
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Sidney, MI

Montcalm Community College

Annual net price
$7,280
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,840
Modeled 10-year ROI
-77%
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Grayling, MI

Kirtland Community College

Annual net price
$7,456
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,325
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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Flint, MI

University of Michigan-Flint

Annual net price
$7,007
Observed earnings · year 5
$60,426
Modeled 10-year ROI
-26%
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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$79,704$22,387
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$72,487Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$62,414$22,312
Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$54,734Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$54,164Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,060Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$46,745$11,393
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,813Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$40,290Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,728Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$38,124$11,750

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.