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PCI College

⌖ Cerritos, CA · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$429,796 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

−148%Modeled 10-year ROI

$30,996Observed 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

−$429,796at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$289,7560

−$429,79610

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$27,439

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$33,852

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$27,439Average net price / year

$33,852Cost of attendance

$30,996Median earnings · year 5 after completion

68.4%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

149Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

23thEarnings percentile

65thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$25,303Year 1

$34,750Year 4

$30,996Year 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.

1Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,305 2Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$33,996

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Observed earnings · year 5: $31,471
Modeled 10-year ROI: -147%

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Modeled 10-year ROI: -147%

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Observed earnings · year 5: $31,471
Modeled 10-year ROI: -146%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,305	Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$33,996	$18,485

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.