10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$229,878at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Los Angeles Valley College
⌖ Valley Glen, CA · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$229,878 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
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,873Observed 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
$12,152Average net price / year
$20,546Cost of attendance
$44,873Median earnings · year 5 after completion
32.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
12,601Student 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
$38,728Year 1
$52,988Year 4
$44,873Year 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$106,9802Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$79,2563Nutrition Sciences · Associate's Degree$74,4454Economics · Associate's Degree$44,6865Social Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$42,6106Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,2827Sociology · Associate's Degree$38,2998Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$33,084Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Chula Vista, CA
Southwestern College
- Annual net price
- $12,671
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,440
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -98%
Lemoore College
- Annual net price
- $10,832
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,859
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Cuesta College
- Annual net price
- $12,124
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,582
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -93%
Los Angeles City College
- Annual net price
- $10,261
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,813
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $106,980 | $10,887 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $79,256 | Not available |
| Nutrition Sciences | Associate's Degree | $74,445 | Not available |
| Economics | Associate's Degree | $44,686 | Not available |
| Social Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $42,610 | $10,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,282 | $9,125 |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | $38,299 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $33,084 | Not 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.