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Nassau Community College

⌖ Garden City, NY · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$149,880 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.

35.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−72%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,850Observed 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
−$149,880at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$208,3800
2
4
6
8
−$149,88010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 35.6 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$6,330
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$12,130
Sticker price
Average net price$7,095
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,983
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,095Average net price / year
$14,983Cost of attendance
$50,850Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
10,630Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

64thEarnings percentile
6thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,220Year 1
$51,431Year 4
$50,850Year 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$116,8582Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$99,8043Computer Science · Associate's Degree$72,7354Engineering Science · Associate's Degree$72,6215Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$68,9986Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$65,4287Legal Support Services · Associate's Degree$64,1278Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$62,156

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

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Comparable colleges in NY

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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Observed earnings · year 5
$52,137
Modeled 10-year ROI
-66%
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Annual net price
$5,258
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,399
Modeled 10-year ROI
-78%
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Annual net price
$8,501
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,403
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$11,346
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,369
Modeled 10-year ROI
-76%
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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$116,858$18,235
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$99,804$18,500
Computer ScienceAssociate's Degree$72,735$9,742
Engineering ScienceAssociate's Degree$72,621Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$68,998Not available
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$65,428Not available
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$64,127$9,000
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$62,156$12,492
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$57,178$14,440
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$56,729Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$54,243$10,750
Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate's Degree$51,433$11,942
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$51,076$9,500
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$48,643$10,000
Human Services, GeneralAssociate's Degree$48,442$13,569
Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,446Not available
Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's Degree$47,054$11,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$46,296$9,500
MarketingAssociate's Degree$45,971$10,953
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$39,105$9,375
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$37,466$10,600
Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's Degree$28,086Not 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.