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Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$234,824 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
−116%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,680Observed 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
−$234,824at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$201,6240
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4
6
8
−$234,82410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$4,728
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,432
Sticker price
Average net price$5,406
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$13,911
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,406Average net price / year
$13,911Cost of attendance
$41,680Median earnings · year 5 after completion
48.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,841Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

41thEarnings percentile
35thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,154Year 1
$54,485Year 4
$41,680Year 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.

1Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$84,8112Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$73,5943Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,4034Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,7705Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$58,7996Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$47,9327Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,6458Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$34,313

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in KY

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

Elizabethtown, KY

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Annual net price
$5,143
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,090
Modeled 10-year ROI
-115%
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Florence, KY

Gateway Community and Technical College

Annual net price
$5,725
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,913
Modeled 10-year ROI
-110%
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Lexington, KY

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Annual net price
$6,113
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,564
Modeled 10-year ROI
-112%
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Owensboro, KY

Owensboro Community and Technical College

Annual net price
$5,800
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,186
Modeled 10-year ROI
-124%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$84,811$5,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$73,594$16,999
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,403$16,836
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,770$5,375
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$58,799$15,144
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,932$12,023
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,645$9,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$34,313$9,218
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$13,757
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$5,500

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.