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Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$161,406 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.

64.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−84%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,991Observed 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
−$161,406at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$191,3160
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4
6
8
−$161,40610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 64.0 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$3,822
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$9,846
Sticker price
Average net price$2,829
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$13,971
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$2,829Average net price / year
$13,971Cost of attendance
$47,991Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,490Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

56thEarnings percentile
24thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,570Year 1
$51,357Year 4
$47,991Year 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$86,8622Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$57,5903Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree$48,5544Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$45,3725Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,023

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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

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Illinois Valley Community College

Annual net price
$2,232
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,589
Modeled 10-year ROI
-81%
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Annual net price
$3,741
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,325
Modeled 10-year ROI
-83%
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Annual net price
$4,738
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,170
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Kishwaukee College

Annual net price
$4,574
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,285
Modeled 10-year ROI
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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$86,862$19,345
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$57,590$10,000
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree$48,554$6,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$45,372$8,750
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,023Not available

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.