10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$185,786at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
⌖ Kalamazoo, MI · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$185,786 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.
313.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−97%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,613Observed 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
$2,979Average net price / year
$11,386Cost of attendance
$45,613Median earnings · year 5 after completion
28.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,997Student 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
$38,888Year 1
$48,131Year 4
$45,613Year 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$70,6312Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$63,8743Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$52,6084Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$49,6145Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$49,6026Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$46,3587Culinary Arts and Related Services · Associate's Degree$45,6978Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$41,323Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
Livonia, MI
Schoolcraft Community College District
- Annual net price
- $2,260
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,811
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
West Shore Community College
- Annual net price
- $1,527
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,924
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
Washtenaw Community College
- Annual net price
- $3,249
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,863
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
Delta College
- Annual net price
- $4,547
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,347
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
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 | $70,631 | $20,751 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $63,874 | $20,985 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $52,608 | $11,499 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $49,614 | Not available |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $49,602 | $9,817 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $46,358 | $14,665 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $45,697 | $14,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $41,323 | $14,100 |
| Graphic Communications | Associate's Degree | $24,335 | Not available |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Associate's Degree | Not available | $18,000 |
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.