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Massasoit Community College

Brockton, MA · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$208,520 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.

402.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−98%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,532Observed 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
−$208,520at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$213,8400
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4
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−$208,52010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 402.0 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$5,376
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$10,320
Sticker price
Average net price$8,460
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,904
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$8,460Average net price / year
$14,904Cost of attendance
$45,532Median earnings · year 5 after completion
19.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,235Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

50thEarnings percentile
4thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,651Year 1
$54,288Year 4
$45,532Year 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$89,4152Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$75,8873Computer Programming · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,3414Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Associate's Degree$56,1785Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$54,9156Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other · Associate's Degree$54,4957Natural Sciences · Associate's Degree$53,4848Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$50,851

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

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Comparable colleges in MA

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

Greenfield, MA

Greenfield Community College

Annual net price
$7,679
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,881
Modeled 10-year ROI
-101%
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Pittsfield, MA

Berkshire Community College

Annual net price
$9,921
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,807
Modeled 10-year ROI
-96%
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Holyoke, MA

Holyoke Community College

Annual net price
$8,068
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,990
Modeled 10-year ROI
-105%
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South Easton, MA

Southeastern Technical Institute

Annual net price
$7,060
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,106
Modeled 10-year ROI
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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$89,415$16,866
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$75,887$14,525
Computer ProgrammingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,341Not available
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherAssociate's Degree$56,178$10,440
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$54,915$10,875
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherAssociate's Degree$54,495$6,333
Natural SciencesAssociate's Degree$53,484$10,129
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$50,851$10,738
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$49,110Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$44,051$9,375
Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$43,185$8,825
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$21,364Not available
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's DegreeNot available$10,833

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.