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Middlesex Community College

⌖ Bedford, MA · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$144,086 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.

41.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−76%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,641Observed 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
−$144,086at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$190,4960
2
4
6
8
−$144,08610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 41.0 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$6,048
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$12,120
Sticker price
Average net price$2,624
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$10,342
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$2,624Average net price / year
$10,342Cost of attendance
$49,641Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,412Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

61thEarnings percentile
6thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,236Year 1
$56,301Year 4
$49,641Year 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$90,5632Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$82,3783Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other · Associate's Degree$77,6104Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$76,6805Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$75,3126Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,2517Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$71,8298Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other · Associate's Degree$71,183

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

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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$90,563$15,988
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$82,378$11,245
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's Degree$77,610$11,280
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$76,680$8,250
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$75,312$16,100
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,251Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$71,829$13,971
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherAssociate's Degree$71,183Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$59,103$7,551
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$58,029$10,950
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$47,167$12,755
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$46,289$7,928
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,835Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,171Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$37,535Not available
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,225Not 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.