10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$146,218at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Marion Technical College
⌖ Marion, OH · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$146,218 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
33.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−70%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,345Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- Town
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$7,417Average net price / year
$13,026Cost of attendance
$8,300Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$88/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$51,345Median earnings · year 5 after completion
30.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,475Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$43,998Year 1
$50,593Year 4
$51,345Year 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$74,8382Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$66,5793Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$60,1874Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,0715Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$55,7356Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$51,3967Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$49,7928Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,496Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · $60,187 reported+29%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · $51,396 reported+16%vs same-degree national median$12,812federal debt3Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $39,531 reported+15%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $49,792 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$8,790federal debt5Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $66,579 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$10,178federal debt6Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $56,071 reported-3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Kirtland, OH
Lakeland Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,606
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,945
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
James A. Rhodes State College
- Annual net price
- $8,757
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,047
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
Edison State Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,142
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,635
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -78%
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,968
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,602
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $74,838 | $15,990 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $66,579 | $10,178 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $60,187 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $56,071 | Not available | 23 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $55,735 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $51,396 | $12,812 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $49,792 | $8,790 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,496 | $9,004 | 213 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $40,296 | $14,196 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,531 | Not available | 38 |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.