10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$403,408at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton
⌖ Brighton, MI · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$403,408 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
−154%Modeled 10-year ROI
$30,902Observed 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
$20,607Average net price / year
$24,356Cost of attendance
$30,902Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
39Student 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
$28,102Year 1
$34,405Year 4
$30,902Year 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$76,6792Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,6063Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$39,7734Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$38,7445Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$35,1356Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,4737Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,6578Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,550Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MI
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Ann Arbor, MI
Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor
- Annual net price
- $20,250
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $30,902
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -154%
Ross Medical Education Center-Midland
- Annual net price
- $19,817
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $30,902
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -154%
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek
- Annual net price
- $21,073
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $30,477
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -155%
Ross College-Grand Rapids North
- Annual net price
- $20,033
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $29,587
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -159%
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 | $76,679 | $39,162 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,606 | $15,575 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $39,773 | $15,608 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $38,744 | $14,308 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $35,135 | $23,667 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,473 | $9,500 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $32,657 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $32,550 | $9,500 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,653 | $5,642 |
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.