10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$271,100at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Mineral Area College
⌖ Park Hills, MO · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$271,100 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
−119%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,708Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$12,045Average net price / year
$18,497Cost of attendance
$40,708Median earnings · year 5 after completion
49.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,592Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$33,543Year 1
$40,950Year 4
$40,708Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$75,6322Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$72,8033Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,0654Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,7535Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$49,4776Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$37,7397Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Associate's Degree$34,552Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MO
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Chillicothe, MO
Grand River Technical School
- Annual net price
- $11,831
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,812
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
East Central College
- Annual net price
- $13,128
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,194
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Crowder College
- Annual net price
- $9,023
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,909
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
State Fair Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,985
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,663
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -116%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $75,632 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $72,803 | $15,666 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,065 | $10,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,753 | $9,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $49,477 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $37,739 | $8,273 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Associate's Degree | $34,552 | $11,362 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | Not available | $11,750 |
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.