10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$193,918at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Minnesota North College
⌖ Hibbing, MN · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$193,918 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.
79.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−87%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,781Observed 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
$10,432Average net price / year
$16,346Cost of attendance
$47,781Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,013Student 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
$39,622Year 1
$54,100Year 4
$47,781Year 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.
1Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$83,7882Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$76,6483Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,1484Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,5845Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,1726Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,8917Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,8568Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$54,578Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MN
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Willmar, MN
Ridgewater College
- Annual net price
- $10,046
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,511
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -93%
Pine Technical & Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,798
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,073
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
South Central College
- Annual net price
- $9,082
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,648
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
- Annual net price
- $11,191
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,368
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $83,788 | $12,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $76,648 | $24,226 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $76,148 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $70,584 | $25,125 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,172 | Not available |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $63,891 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,856 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $54,578 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $41,646 | $13,249 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,508 | $10,545 |
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.