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Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES

Liverpool, NY · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$327,748 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
−128%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,826Observed 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
−$327,748at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$256,0080
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4
6
8
−$327,74810
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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$19,002
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$27,908
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,002Average net price / year
$27,908Cost of attendance
$37,826Median earnings · year 5 after completion
73.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
354Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

34thEarnings percentile
72thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,729Year 1
$40,165Year 4
$37,826Year 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.

1Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,7262Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,3493Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,0044Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,2345Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,5076Construction Trades, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,8847Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,8308Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,785

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

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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$35,644
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,726$7,422
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,349$14,093
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,004$8,326
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,234$8,448
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,507Not available
Construction Trades, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,884$8,233
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,830$9,024
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,785$7,156
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,841$6,715
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,613$8,233
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$22,431Not 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.