Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Kentucky Horseshoeing School

Richmond, KY · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$439,000 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-4 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
−148%Modeled 10-year ROI
$30,862Observed earnings · year 4
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
−$439,000at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$297,6200
2
4
6
8
−$439,00010
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$29,405
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$32,898
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$29,405Average net price / year
$32,898Cost of attendance
$30,862Median earnings · year 4 after completion
82.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
31Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

23thEarnings percentile
84thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$14,764Year 1
$30,862Year 4
Not availableYear 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.

1Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,284

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,284$8,768

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.