10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$226,670at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Saint Louis Community College
⌖ Bridgeton, MO · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$226,670 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
−106%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,709Observed 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
$8,440Average net price / year
$14,560Cost of attendance
$43,709Median earnings · year 5 after completion
21.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
11,788Student 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
$37,846Year 1
$48,396Year 4
$43,709Year 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$83,6022Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$70,6753Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,2864Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$64,3945Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$59,1846Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$52,4577Legal Support Services · Associate's Degree$51,6468Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$49,853Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MO
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Sedalia, MO
State Fair Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,985
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,663
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -116%
Harris-Stowe State University
- Annual net price
- $9,922
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,741
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Moberly Area Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,810
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,282
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -113%
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
- Annual net price
- $8,398
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,385
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
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 | $83,602 | $16,667 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $70,675 | $16,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $69,286 | $11,000 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $64,394 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $59,184 | Not available |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $52,457 | Not available |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $51,646 | $6,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $49,853 | $6,625 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,850 | Not available |
| American Sign Language | Associate's Degree | $47,106 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $45,659 | Not available |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,509 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $45,128 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $44,997 | $8,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $44,473 | $11,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $43,874 | Not available |
| American Sign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,255 | Not available |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $40,669 | Not available |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $36,882 | Not available |
| Human Services, General | Associate's Degree | $33,339 | $15,102 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,202 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $30,346 | 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.