10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$215,398at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Pitt Community College
⌖ Winterville, NC · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$215,398 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
Not availableModeled economic break-even
−103%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,395Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about Pitt Community College
What does Pitt Community College cost?
Pitt Community College reports an average annual net price of $7,337 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Pitt Community College graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $44,395 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Pitt Community College graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $11,977. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Pitt Community College worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 14 field-and-credential outcomes at Pitt Community College; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$186,050
$7,000Current college-wide context−$214,050
$8,000Current college-wide context−$218,050
$16,000Annual price−$250,050
$24,000Annual price−$282,050
$32,000Annual price−$314,050
$40,000Annual price−$346,050
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$7,337Average net price / year
$15,979Cost of attendance
$11,977Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$127/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$44,395Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,317Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
26% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
42 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
22% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$33,665Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$43,676Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$48,593Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income17%
Middle income38%
Higher income53%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$38,431Year 1
$47,389Year 4
$44,395Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,5132Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$74,9643Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$62,4994Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,0255Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$44,3816Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,8677Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$39,8198Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$37,751Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $62,025 reported+48%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $76,513 reported+33%vs same-degree national median$15,679federal debt3Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · $44,381 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$14,550federal debt4Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $62,499 reported-4%vs same-degree national median$11,846federal debt5Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $35,144 reported-5%vs same-degree national median$24,746federal debt6Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $33,424 reported-6%vs same-degree national median$19,637federal debt
Comparable colleges in NC
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Winston-Salem, NC
Forsyth Technical Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,200
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,959
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -100%
Beaufort County Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,500
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,950
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -105%
South Piedmont Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,675
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,438
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Elizabeth City State University
- Annual net price
- $6,364
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,559
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.