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Linn-Benton Community College

Albany, OR · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$212,072 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.

160.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−94%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,414Observed 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
−$212,072at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$226,2120
2
4
6
8
−$212,07210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 160.0 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 tuition$7,317
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$15,901
Sticker price
Average net price$11,553
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,789
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,553Average net price / year
$18,789Cost of attendance
$46,414Median earnings · year 5 after completion
29.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,174Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

52thEarnings percentile
10thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,980Year 1
$48,548Year 4
$46,414Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$93,0852Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$69,1263Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$66,5664Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,2375Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$54,1386Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,1357Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$47,9368Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$45,527

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OR

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

Bend, OR

Central Oregon Community College

Annual net price
$12,266
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,447
Modeled 10-year ROI
-89%
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Eugene, OR

Lane Community College

Annual net price
$9,123
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,040
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Salem, OR

Chemeketa Community College

Annual net price
$8,200
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,223
Modeled 10-year ROI
-94%
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Grants Pass, OR

Rogue Community College

Annual net price
$11,042
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,912
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$93,085$20,854
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$69,126$21,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$66,566Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,237$19,369
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$54,138Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,135Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$47,936Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,527$17,321
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$36,515$11,636
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$17,572

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.