Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Los Angeles Pierce College

Woodland Hills, CA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$222,840 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.

227.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−96%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,024Observed 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
−$222,840at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$233,0800
2
4
6
8
−$222,84010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 227.6 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$1,238
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$10,572
Sticker price
Average net price$13,270
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$21,400
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,270Average net price / year
$21,400Cost of attendance
$46,024Median earnings · year 5 after completion
46.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
13,436Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

51thEarnings percentile
32thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,545Year 1
$48,321Year 4
$46,024Year 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$104,7272Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$61,7703Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree$59,2874Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$55,7635Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$47,6776Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,6767Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,073

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

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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$104,727$12,852
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$61,770Not available
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree$59,287Not available
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$55,763Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$47,677$12,102
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,676Not available
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,073Not 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.