Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Pinnacle Career Institute

Kansas City, MO · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$387,068 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
−131%Modeled 10-year ROI
$35,786Observed 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
−$387,068at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$294,9280
2
4
6
8
−$387,06810
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$28,732
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$33,018
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$28,732Average net price / year
$33,018Cost of attendance
$35,786Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
619Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

30thEarnings percentile
40thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$30,671Year 1
$39,968Year 4
$35,786Year 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.

1Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,0082Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,6033Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,4434Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,2565Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,3316Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$29,930

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MO

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

Kansas City, MO

Concorde Career College-Kansas City

Annual net price
$29,500
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,160
Modeled 10-year ROI
-126%
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Saint Louis, MO

St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis

Annual net price
$27,777
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,293
Modeled 10-year ROI
-140%
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Kansas City, MO

Concorde Career College-Broadway

Annual net price
$26,119
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,160
Modeled 10-year ROI
-128%
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Springfield, MO

Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri

Annual net price
$26,023
Observed earnings · year 5
$32,960
Modeled 10-year ROI
-142%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,008$12,667
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,603Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,443$16,506
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,256$7,917
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,331$9,544
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$29,930Not 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.