10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$119,560at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Ranken Technical College
⌖ Saint Louis, MO · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$119,560 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.
18.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−47%Modeled 10-year ROI
$58,562Observed 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
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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
$18,795Average net price / year
$29,450Cost of attendance
$58,562Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,780Student 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
$46,408Year 1
$65,096Year 4
$58,562Year 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$88,6232Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$77,1273Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$76,2444Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education · Associate's Degree$73,1325Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$72,9356Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$71,6887Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,4078Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,072Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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- Annual net price
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- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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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.