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Manatee Technical College

Bradenton, FL · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$252,332 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
−135%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,490Observed 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
−$252,332at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$187,2320
2
4
6
8
−$252,33210
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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$1,808
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$4,193
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$1,808Average net price / year
$4,193Cost of attendance
$38,490Median earnings · year 5 after completion
64.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,486Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

35thEarnings percentile
58thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$34,546Year 1
$45,049Year 4
$38,490Year 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.

1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,6202Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,8533Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,8154Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,0625Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,1776Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,5817Graphic Communications · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,2768Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,280

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

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Comparable colleges in FL

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

Starke, FL

North Florida Technical College

Annual net price
$1,590
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,351
Modeled 10-year ROI
-141%
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Tampa, FL

Erwin Technical College

Annual net price
$2,796
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,392
Modeled 10-year ROI
-129%
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Cape Coral, FL

Cape Coral Technical College

Annual net price
$1,463
Observed earnings · year 5
$35,144
Modeled 10-year ROI
-153%
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Miami Lakes, FL

Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College

Annual net price
$2,839
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,448
Modeled 10-year ROI
-113%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,620Not available
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,853Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,815$10,437
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,062$11,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,177Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,581Not available
Graphic CommunicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,276Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,280Not available
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,648$7,242

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.