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Northwest Indian College

⌖ Bellingham, WA · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$156,224 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.

53.0 yrsModeled economic break-even

−81%Modeled 10-year ROI

$48,632Observed 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

−$156,224at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$192,5440

−$156,22410

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$4,365

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$4,365

Sticker price

Average net price$3,136

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$10,551

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$3,136Average net price / year

$10,551Cost of attendance

$48,632Median earnings · year 5 after completion

18.1%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

629Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

58thEarnings percentile

3thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,654Year 1

$49,696Year 4

$48,632Year 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.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$58,804 2Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$47,925

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WA

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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Spokane Community College

Annual net price: $5,473
Observed earnings · year 5: $48,422
Modeled 10-year ROI: -83%

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Annual net price: $6,064
Observed earnings · year 5: $47,179
Modeled 10-year ROI: -89%

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Renton Technical College

Annual net price: $8,296
Observed earnings · year 5: $48,796
Modeled 10-year ROI: -82%

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Pierce College District

Annual net price: $10,222
Observed earnings · year 5: $48,649
Modeled 10-year ROI: -83%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,804	Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$47,925	Not 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.