10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$263,392at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
San Bernardino Valley College
⌖ San Bernardino, CA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$263,392 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
−103%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,238Observed 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
$18,943Average net price / year
$22,678Cost of attendance
$44,238Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
12,234Student 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
$52,907Year 1
$55,935Year 4
$44,238Year 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.
1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$99,3852Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$80,9663Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,7834Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree$63,2055Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$50,0616Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$44,382Observed 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.
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Rio Hondo College
- Annual net price
- $14,379
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,985
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
College of the Desert
- Annual net price
- $15,728
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,194
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Los Angeles Mission College
- Annual net price
- $13,380
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,567
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center
- Annual net price
- $16,605
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,227
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -119%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $99,385 | $19,500 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $80,966 | Not available |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $66,783 | Not available |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's Degree | $63,205 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $50,061 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $44,382 | 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.