10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$171,084at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
⌖ Granite Falls, MN · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$171,084 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.
41.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−76%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,368Observed 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
$11,191Average net price / year
$17,408Cost of attendance
$50,368Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,762Student 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
$42,561Year 1
$52,390Year 4
$50,368Year 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$80,5132Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$79,8453Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,0144Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$63,0735Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,6906Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$48,8397Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$46,0278Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$27,683Observed 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.
Cloquet, MN
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,677
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -77%
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Annual net price
- $12,556
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,050
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -74%
Century College
- Annual net price
- $10,906
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,580
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
South Central College
- Annual net price
- $9,082
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,648
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $80,513 | $31,750 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $79,845 | $10,177 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $69,014 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $63,073 | Not available |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,690 | $9,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $48,839 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $46,027 | $11,521 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $27,683 | $8,730 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Associate's Degree | Not available | $12,000 |
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.