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San Juan College

Farmington, NM · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$202,736 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.

5972.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−100%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,034Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$202,736at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$203,0760
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4
6
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−$202,73610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 5972.8 years
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.

Published in-state tuition$1,928
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$5,412
Sticker price
Average net price$5,769
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$15,140
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,769Average net price / year
$15,140Cost of attendance
$45,034Median earnings · year 5 after completion
37.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,304Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

49thEarnings percentile
20thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,635Year 1
$46,786Year 4
$45,034Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

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$82,9082Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$74,3923Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$70,1124Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,2145Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,6336Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$50,9597Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$50,4428Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$49,376

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NM

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Portales, NM

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Annual net price
$4,904
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,025
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Las Cruces, NM

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

Annual net price
$6,048
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,377
Modeled 10-year ROI
-88%
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Albuquerque, NM

Central New Mexico Community College

Annual net price
$4,621
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,481
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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Roswell, NM

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus

Annual net price
$3,645
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,025
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$82,908$19,993
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$74,392Not available
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$70,112Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,214$8,768
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,633$25,150
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$50,959Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$50,442Not available
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$49,376$19,500
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$48,857Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$48,370Not available
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,174Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$46,904$17,090
Social WorkAssociate's Degree$34,685Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$33,178$6,402
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$24,154Not 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.