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North Central Missouri College

Trenton, MO · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$241,964 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.

Modeled economic break-even
−103%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,254Observed 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
−$241,964at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$234,5040
2
4
6
8
−$241,96410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$5,370
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,820
Sticker price
Average net price$13,626
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,498
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,626Average net price / year
$18,498Cost of attendance
$44,254Median earnings · year 5 after completion
57.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,286Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

47thEarnings percentile
49thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,868Year 1
$52,845Year 4
$44,254Year 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$79,1022Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,6613Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$40,900

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MO

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

Union, MO

East Central College

Annual net price
$13,128
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,194
Modeled 10-year ROI
-112%
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Saint Louis, MO

Harris-Stowe State University

Annual net price
$9,922
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,741
Modeled 10-year ROI
-101%
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Saint Joseph, MO

Missouri Western State University

Annual net price
$13,251
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,424
Modeled 10-year ROI
-85%
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Eolia, MO

Pike-Lincoln Technical Center

Annual net price
$16,125
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,844
Modeled 10-year ROI
-92%
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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$79,102$24,667
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,661$15,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$40,900$9,638

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.