10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$160,974at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Lakeland Community College
Kirtland, OH · 10 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 10 · Federal debt reported for 7
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$160,974 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
42.6 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−76%Estimated return after 10 years
$49,945Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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What do you want to understand?
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.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $8,100 housing and food allowance plus $3,057 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$130,550
$8,000Current college-wide context−$162,550
$16,000Annual price−$194,550
$24,000Annual price−$226,550
$32,000Annual price−$258,550
$40,000Annual price−$290,550
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
1,742 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Ohio run 7% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$7,606Average net price / year
$11,859Cost of attendance
$14,751Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$156/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$49,945Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,773Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Lakeland Community College
What does Lakeland Community College cost?
Lakeland Community College reports an average annual net price of $7,606 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Lakeland Community College graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $49,945 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Lakeland Community College graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $14,751. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Lakeland Community College worth the same?
No. The current release contains 10 field-and-degree records for Lakeland Community College; 10 report year-4 earnings and 7 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
6,541Students enrolled at any point
6,541Undergraduate students
Not availableGraduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
24% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
Borrower count not reportedMedian federal student debt
28% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$35,600Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$46,656Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$52,172Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income21%
Middle income42%
Higher income52%
Undergraduate student composition
White64%
Black16%
Hispanic7%
Asian1%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate degree · Broad federal field 15
$55,621Year 1
$87,772Year 5
$123,409Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Certificate, 1–2 years · Broad federal field 15
$61,332Year 1
$89,036Year 5
$89,458Year 10
Computer Programming.Certificate, 1–2 years · Broad federal field 11
$42,505Year 1
$59,848Year 5
$84,400Year 10
Computer Programming.Associate degree · Broad federal field 11
$45,961Year 1
$61,545Year 5
$83,557Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Associate degree · Broad federal field 51
$57,855Year 1
$65,986Year 5
$73,284Year 10
Criminal Justice and Corrections.Associate degree · Broad federal field 43
$34,421Year 1
$55,721Year 5
$73,014Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Certificate, less than 1 year · Broad federal field 15
$49,482Year 1
$65,986Year 5
$72,585Year 10
Law.Certificate, 1–2 years · Broad federal field 22
$38,377Year 1
$54,365Year 5
$69,154Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$48,984Year 1
$52,591Year 4
$49,945Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,7032Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$76,1313Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$59,1474Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$58,8745Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$57,7026Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$55,0207Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$48,1798Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$48,075Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $76,703 reported+33%vs same-degree national median$19,225federal debt2Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $55,020 reported+13%vs same-degree national median$23,200federal debt3Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · $48,075 reported+3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $59,147 reported+3%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt5Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · $35,022 reported+2%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · $48,179 reported+1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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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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Edison State Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,142
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,635
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -78%
Marion Technical College
- Annual net price
- $7,417
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,345
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
James A. Rhodes State College
- Annual net price
- $8,757
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,047
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
North Central State College
- Annual net price
- $4,687
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,753
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -71%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 10 field-and-degree records in the current release.
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
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.