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Oklahoma City Community College

⌖ Oklahoma City, OK · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$148,816 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.

39.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−75%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,014Observed 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
−$148,816at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$198,9560
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4
6
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−$148,81610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 39.7 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$4,059
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$9,810
Sticker price
Average net price$4,739
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$11,439
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$4,739Average net price / year
$11,439Cost of attendance
$50,014Median earnings · year 5 after completion
26.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
9,758Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

62thEarnings percentile
8thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,389Year 1
$51,737Year 4
$50,014Year 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.

1Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$86,0392Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$79,1643Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$69,1034Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$66,5255Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$61,2116Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Associate's Degree$55,5287Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,0248Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$52,325

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OK

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

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City

Annual net price
$7,081
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,938
Modeled 10-year ROI
-71%
Open college profile →Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Community College

Annual net price
$6,288
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,408
Modeled 10-year ROI
-88%
Open college profile →Ada, OK

East Central University

Annual net price
$8,683
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,533
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
Open college profile →Durant, OK

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Annual net price
$8,039
Observed earnings · year 5
$51,576
Modeled 10-year ROI
-69%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree$86,039$11,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$79,164$20,334
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$69,103$17,562
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$66,525$15,461
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$61,211Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree$55,528$17,665
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,024$14,824
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$52,325$11,678
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$52,156Not available
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$51,431$14,907
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$48,719$19,600
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$46,903$12,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$44,727$8,999
SociologyAssociate's Degree$42,067$15,235
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$40,978$12,319
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate's Degree$40,029$9,043
Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$37,495$9,017
JournalismAssociate's DegreeNot available$8,250
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's DegreeNot available$14,250
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's DegreeNot available$17,648

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.