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National American University-Rapid City

⌖ Rapid City, SD · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$275,818 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.

107.0 yrsModeled economic break-even

−91%Modeled 10-year ROI

$47,843Observed 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

−$275,818at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$304,2480

−$275,81810

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$16,065

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$16,065

Sticker price

Average net price$31,062

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$34,452

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$31,062Average net price / year

$34,452Cost of attendance

$47,843Median earnings · year 5 after completion

Not availableCompletion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

764Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

56thEarnings percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,433Year 1

$53,841Year 4

$47,843Year 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.

1Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$122,907 2Homeland Security · Master's Degree$107,332 3Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$89,319 4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$83,078 5Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$67,959 6Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$67,025 7Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$64,936 8Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,235

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in SD

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

Rapid City, SD

The Salon Professional Academy

Annual net price: $18,146
Observed earnings · year 5: $27,490
Modeled 10-year ROI: -169%

Open college profile →Sioux Falls, SD

Stewart School

Annual net price: $14,221
Observed earnings · year 5: $28,596
Modeled 10-year ROI: -169%

Open college profile →Rapid City, SD

Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City

Annual net price: $19,694
Observed earnings · year 5: $22,999
Modeled 10-year ROI: -185%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	Doctoral Degree	$122,907	Not available
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	$107,332	Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's Degree	$89,319	$33,924
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,078	$52,969
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Master's Degree	$67,959	Not available
Human Resources Management and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$67,025	Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$64,936	$53,229
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,235	$31,335
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,897	Not available
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$57,756	$46,575
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$53,752	$33,022
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,803	$52,058
Accounting and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,215	$41,344
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Bachelor's Degree	$47,907	$51,547
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$47,334	$28,212
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$43,288	Not available
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$43,113	$30,707
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$41,000	$34,769
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Associate's Degree	$40,052	$35,442
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,605	$26,572
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$37,062	$28,757
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,555	$28,143
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	$36,166	Not available
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Associate's Degree	$35,072	$41,890

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.