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Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$200,154 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.

64.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−85%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,655Observed 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
−$200,154at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$236,7040
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4
6
8
−$200,15410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 64.8 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$2,424
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$5,688
Sticker price
Average net price$14,176
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$19,785
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,176Average net price / year
$19,785Cost of attendance
$48,655Median earnings · year 5 after completion
30.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
11,332Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

58thEarnings percentile
12thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,105Year 1
$52,956Year 4
$48,655Year 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.

1Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$95,8992Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$71,8483Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,0884Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$69,9715Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,7876Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$65,9197Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$61,1908Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$58,547

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

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Comparable colleges in KS

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

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Fort Hays Tech North Central

Annual net price
$12,393
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,748
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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Kansas City, KS

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Annual net price
$16,744
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,237
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Emporia, KS

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Annual net price
$16,261
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$50,287
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Great Bend, KS

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Annual net price
$9,905
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,573
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$95,899$5,775
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$71,848$12,139
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,088$13,114
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$69,971$15,914
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,787$20,106
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$65,919Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$61,190Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$58,547Not available
Legal Support ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,535$19,367
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$52,752$21,287
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,485$12,406
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$48,084$13,625
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$47,063$9,700
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$39,695Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,444Not available
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,166$5,424

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.