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Montgomery County Community College

⌖ Blue Bell, PA · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$184,926 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.

56.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−82%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,957Observed 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
−$184,926at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$224,4960
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4
6
8
−$184,92610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 56.7 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$6,690
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$17,250
Sticker price
Average net price$11,124
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,233
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,124Average net price / year
$16,233Cost of attendance
$48,957Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,301Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

59thEarnings percentile
9thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,186Year 1
$53,324Year 4
$48,957Year 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.

1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$106,0322Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$93,4943Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$71,8744Computer Science · Associate's Degree$64,0475Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$60,5986Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$60,3577Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$56,4108Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$50,464

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
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$106,032$18,888
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$93,494$24,820
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$71,874$16,707
Computer ScienceAssociate's Degree$64,047$11,000
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$60,598$11,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$60,357$20,025
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$56,410$13,335
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$50,464$11,531
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,552$15,417
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,954$9,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$44,541$12,500
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$44,292Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$40,920$19,945
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,369$14,625
Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's Degree$39,366$12,000
Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's Degree$37,769$13,641
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$37,654$14,250
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,077Not available
Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate's DegreeNot available$15,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyAssociate's DegreeNot available$12,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's DegreeNot available$15,824
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$18,333
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's DegreeNot available$19,254

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.