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Prince George's Community College

⌖ Largo, MD · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$6,878 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.

10.3 yrsModeled economic break-even

−3%Modeled 10-year ROI

$65,781Observed 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

−$6,878at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$214,6880

−$6,87810

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 tuition$4,034

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$8,762

Sticker price

Average net price$8,672

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$15,544

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$8,672Average net price / year

$15,544Cost of attendance

$65,781Median earnings · year 5 after completion

18.4%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

8,815Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

86thEarnings percentile

3thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,417Year 1

$62,100Year 4

$65,781Year 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.

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MD

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

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore

Annual net price: $13,868
Observed earnings · year 5: $64,727
Modeled 10-year ROI: -16%

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Howard Community College

Annual net price: $11,133
Observed earnings · year 5: $60,385
Modeled 10-year ROI: -31%

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Montgomery College

Annual net price: $8,027
Observed earnings · year 5: $57,922
Modeled 10-year ROI: -39%

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Community College of Baltimore County

Annual net price: $9,844
Observed earnings · year 5: $57,782
Modeled 10-year ROI: -42%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's Degree	$110,588	$18,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$95,612	$14,172
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$76,551	$16,185
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$72,849	Not available
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$66,793	Not available
Management Information Systems and Services	Associate's Degree	$64,063	$9,500
Business/Commerce, General	Associate's Degree	$58,987	$11,837
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$54,315	Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$49,963	$13,499

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.