10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$132,036at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Sacramento City College
⌖ Sacramento, CA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$132,036 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.
27.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−64%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,442Observed 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
$6,614Average net price / year
$15,767Cost of attendance
$52,442Median earnings · year 5 after completion
33.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
17,657Student 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
$35,869Year 1
$52,366Year 4
$52,442Year 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$123,9782Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$63,6153Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$53,8724Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$46,0785Communication and Media Studies · Associate's Degree$45,7356Sociology · Associate's Degree$42,3617Psychology, General · Associate's Degree$39,363Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Chaffey College
- Annual net price
- $5,672
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,671
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
Long Beach City College
- Annual net price
- $6,202
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,345
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Mt San Antonio College
- Annual net price
- $6,490
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,030
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -71%
Los Medanos College
- Annual net price
- $7,443
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,598
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -69%
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 | $123,978 | $18,451 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $63,615 | $15,008 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $53,872 | $7,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $46,078 | $11,760 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $45,735 | Not available |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | $42,361 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $39,363 | 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.