Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

John Wood Community College

Quincy, IL · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$242,090 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
−116%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,611Observed 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
−$242,090at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$208,2000
2
4
6
8
−$242,09010
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 tuition$5,700
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$9,300
Sticker price
Average net price$7,050
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$15,845
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,050Average net price / year
$15,845Cost of attendance
$41,611Median earnings · year 5 after completion
48.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,371Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

41thEarnings percentile
36thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,756Year 1
$43,414Year 4
$41,611Year 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$68,4672Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree$43,4453Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$41,5134Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,196

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in IL

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

Moline, IL

Black Hawk College

Annual net price
$6,944
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,233
Modeled 10-year ROI
-118%
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Chicago, IL

City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

Annual net price
$7,397
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,636
Modeled 10-year ROI
-111%
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Chicago, IL

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Annual net price
$7,220
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,180
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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Centralia, IL

Kaskaskia College

Annual net price
$6,477
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,312
Modeled 10-year ROI
-103%
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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$68,467$18,957
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree$43,445Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$41,513$8,730
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,196Not available

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.