10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$210,462at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Pine Technical & Community College
⌖ Pine City, MN · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$210,462 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.
111.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−91%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,073Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$12,798Average net price / year
$18,479Cost of attendance
$47,073Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
574Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$37,971Year 1
$52,498Year 4
$47,073Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$82,6012Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,8173Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,4874Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,7805Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$19,449Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MN
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
- Annual net price
- $13,812
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,959
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
Leech Lake Tribal College
- Annual net price
- $13,115
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,958
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -100%
Central Lakes College-Brainerd
- Annual net price
- $13,869
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,864
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Minnesota North College
- Annual net price
- $10,432
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,781
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $82,601 | $31,282 |
| Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,817 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,487 | $13,625 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,780 | Not available |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $19,449 | 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.