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Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$158,062 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.

36.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−73%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,901Observed 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
−$158,062at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$217,0720
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4
6
8
−$158,06210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 36.8 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$4,819
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$7,084
Sticker price
Average net price$9,268
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,583
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,268Average net price / year
$14,583Cost of attendance
$50,901Median earnings · year 5 after completion
57.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,464Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

64thEarnings percentile
49thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,881Year 1
$53,771Year 4
$50,901Year 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$76,4932Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,2543Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,4884Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$58,4455Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,8616Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Associate's Degree$53,1197Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,4018Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$50,267

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WI

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Green Bay, WI

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Annual net price
$9,918
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,089
Modeled 10-year ROI
-81%
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Appleton, WI

Fox Valley Technical College

Annual net price
$11,407
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,263
Modeled 10-year ROI
-77%
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Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Annual net price
$9,112
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,214
Modeled 10-year ROI
-85%
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La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College

Annual net price
$11,008
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,996
Modeled 10-year ROI
-82%
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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$76,493$17,025
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,254$5,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,488$7,680
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$58,445$14,454
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,861$7,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree$53,119$14,874
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,401$7,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$50,267Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$49,909$16,027
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$48,839$13,999
Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,807$16,261
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,283$8,811
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,282$14,680
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,852$9,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,463$7,779

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.