10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$269,248at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Rend Lake College
⌖ Ina, IL · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$269,248 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
−124%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,750Observed 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
$9,187Average net price / year
$16,731Cost of attendance
$39,750Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,175Student 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
$34,943Year 1
$46,506Year 4
$39,750Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$73,7212Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$65,5253Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,9234Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$41,8815Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree$41,6866Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,5037Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Graduate/Professional Certificate$40,356Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
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Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
- Annual net price
- $10,092
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,867
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
Black Hawk College
- Annual net price
- $6,944
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,233
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
John Wood Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,050
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,611
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -116%
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
- Annual net price
- $7,397
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,636
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
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 | $73,721 | $11,875 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $65,525 | Not available |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,923 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $41,881 | $5,500 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's Degree | $41,686 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,503 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $40,356 | Not 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.