10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$168,818at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Lone Star College System
⌖ The Woodlands, TX · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$168,818 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.
40.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−75%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,619Observed 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
$11,252Average net price / year
$15,521Cost of attendance
$50,619Median earnings · year 5 after completion
21.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
45,188Student 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
$34,391Year 1
$52,634Year 4
$50,619Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$93,6652Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$83,6363Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$82,4764Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$73,6555Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,6646Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,2787Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$58,1548Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$54,262Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Pasadena, TX
San Jacinto Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,143
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,896
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -74%
Temple College
- Annual net price
- $10,682
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,959
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -82%
Central Texas College
- Annual net price
- $10,265
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,481
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Blinn College District
- Annual net price
- $10,844
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,870
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.