Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Lake Technical College

Eustis, FL · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$363,518 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
−148%Modeled 10-year ROI
$33,149Observed 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
−$363,518at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$245,0080
2
4
6
8
−$363,51810
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$16,252
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$25,443
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$16,252Average net price / year
$25,443Cost of attendance
$33,149Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
799Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

26thEarnings percentile
33thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,373Year 1
$40,817Year 4
$33,149Year 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.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,6062Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,5823Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,6514Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,6855Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,8606Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$25,223

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in FL

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

Tampa, FL

H W Brewster Technical College

Annual net price
$15,711
Observed earnings · year 5
$31,603
Modeled 10-year ROI
-155%
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Miami, FL

Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College

Annual net price
$12,776
Observed earnings · year 5
$32,842
Modeled 10-year ROI
-153%
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Tallahassee, FL

Lively Technical College

Annual net price
$10,307
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,296
Modeled 10-year ROI
-153%
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Fort Walton Beach, FL

Okaloosa Technical College

Annual net price
$18,819
Observed earnings · year 5
$36,808
Modeled 10-year ROI
-132%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,606$10,612
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,582Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,651Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,685Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,860Not available
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$25,223Not 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.