10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$314,994at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Platt College-Los Angeles
⌖ Alhambra, CA · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$314,994 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
−109%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,521Observed 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
$27,551Average net price / year
$32,164Cost of attendance
$42,521Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
570Student 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
$32,173Year 1
$44,565Year 4
$42,521Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$49,0352Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$48,6553Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$47,6384Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,6645Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$42,1146Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$41,1937Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$40,7278Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$39,600Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
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- Annual net price
- $27,207
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,848
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina
- Annual net price
- $27,536
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,537
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -105%
National Career Education
- Annual net price
- $25,380
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,848
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
- Annual net price
- $27,365
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,823
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.