10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$345,684at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia
⌖ Columbia, MD · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$345,684 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
−109%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,154Observed 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
$34,306Average net price / year
$38,679Cost of attendance
$42,154Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,258Student 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
$35,491Year 1
$47,136Year 4
$42,154Year 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.
1Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Associate's Degree$54,6242Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,9203Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,7604Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$52,7455Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,3646Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,2857Culinary Arts and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,522Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MD
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Towson, MD
Fortis Institute-Towson
- Annual net price
- $31,549
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,724
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -127%
Fortis College-Landover
- Annual net price
- $26,578
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,915
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -135%
The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School
- Annual net price
- $31,528
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $26,996
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -159%
The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School
- Annual net price
- $28,309
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $26,996
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -161%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Associate's Degree | $54,624 | $19,858 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,920 | $11,250 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,760 | $13,532 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $52,745 | $19,016 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $52,364 | $11,597 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $50,285 | $14,130 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,522 | $12,934 |
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.