10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$323,450at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Plaza College
⌖ Forest Hills, NY · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$323,450 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
−125%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,599Observed 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
$19,860Average net price / year
$26,525Cost of attendance
$38,599Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.6%Completion rate
30.0%Admission rate
984Student 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
$35,773Year 1
$45,706Year 4
$38,599Year 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.
1Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$72,1622Legal Support Services · Associate's Degree$62,0673Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$52,3374Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$48,0955Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$45,1576Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$45,1257Business Operations Support and Assistant Services · Associate's Degree$41,0388Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$38,421Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
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.
Dix Hills, NY
Five Towns College
- Annual net price
- $22,992
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,392
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -124%
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants
- Annual net price
- $20,097
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,645
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -140%
Hunter Business School
- Annual net price
- $23,738
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,102
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -121%
Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus
- Annual net price
- $24,241
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,106
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -125%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $72,162 | $25,250 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $62,067 | $20,691 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,337 | $28,450 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $48,095 | $15,969 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $45,157 | $23,118 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $45,125 | $39,405 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's Degree | $41,038 | $21,540 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $38,421 | $18,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,630 | $8,114 |
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.