Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Portage Lakes Career Center

Uniontown, OH · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$304,286 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
−114%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,275Observed 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
−$304,286at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$267,0360
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4
6
8
−$304,28610
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$21,759
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$27,236
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$21,759Average net price / year
$27,236Cost of attendance
$41,275Median earnings · year 5 after completion
68.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
168Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

40thEarnings percentile
66thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,234Year 1
$44,410Year 4
$41,275Year 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.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,2072Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,160

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OH

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

Fremont, OH

Terra State Community College

Annual net price
$17,345
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,207
Modeled 10-year ROI
-111%
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Brecksville, OH

Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

Annual net price
$26,966
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,322
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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Canton, OH

Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education

Annual net price
$21,634
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,679
Modeled 10-year ROI
-142%
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Groveport, OH

Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools

Annual net price
$15,732
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,022
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,207Not available
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,160Not 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.