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Pierce College District

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

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$184,398 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.

60.5 yrsModeled economic break-even

−83%Modeled 10-year ROI

$48,649Observed 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

−$184,398at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$220,8880

−$184,39810

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$5,418

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$5,976

Sticker price

Average net price$10,222

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$18,085

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$10,222Average net price / year

$18,085Cost of attendance

$48,649Median earnings · year 5 after completion

30.8%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

5,313Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

58thEarnings percentile

12thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,488Year 1

$53,333Year 4

$48,649Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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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Observed earnings · year 5: $47,782
Modeled 10-year ROI: -87%

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Annual net price: $9,406
Observed earnings · year 5: $49,543
Modeled 10-year ROI: -79%

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

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Annual net price: $9,132
Observed earnings · year 5: $47,080
Modeled 10-year ROI: -90%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$23,365
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	Not available	$10,944

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.