10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$295,720at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Putnam Career and Technical Center
⌖ Eleanor, WV · 0 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$295,720 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
−157%Modeled 10-year ROI
$34,218Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about Putnam Career and Technical Center
What does Putnam Career and Technical Center cost?
Putnam Career and Technical Center reports an average annual net price of $1,975 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Putnam Career and Technical Center graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $34,218 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Putnam Career and Technical Center graduates have?
Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.
Is every degree at Putnam Career and Technical Center worth the same?
The current release does not contain reportable field-and-credential outcomes for Putnam Career and Technical Center, so this page cannot compare its individual degrees.
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−$287,820
$2,000Current college-wide context−$295,820
$8,000Annual price−$319,820
$16,000Annual price−$351,820
$24,000Annual price−$383,820
$32,000Annual price−$415,820
$40,000Annual price−$447,820
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Council on Occupational Education
- 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
$1,975Average net price / year
$7,475Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$34,218Median earnings · year 5 after completion
84.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
27Student 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
Pell receipt not reportedMedian Parent PLUS debt
Borrower count not reportedMedian federal student debt
Three-year repayment not reportedSource: 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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$35,798Year 1
$41,118Year 4
$34,218Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
Comparable colleges in WV
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Parkersburg, WV
Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing
- Annual net price
- $2,248
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $33,841
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -159%
New River Community and Technical College
- Annual net price
- $3,599
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $33,143
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -161%
Mercer County Technical Education Center
- Annual net price
- $2,225
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,530
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -140%
Fred W Eberle Technical Center
- Annual net price
- $2,129
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,204
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -136%
No field-level outcomes are currently reportable.
This college remains in the national directory because it appears in the College Scorecard. Program outcomes may be unavailable, privacy-suppressed or outside the reported cohorts.
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.