10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$195,458at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Sinclair Community College
⌖ Dayton, OH · 38 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$195,458 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.
239.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−96%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,851Observed 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, debt, completion and earnings context
$5,992Average net price / year
$11,003Cost of attendance
$12,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$127/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$45,851Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
13,308Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$38,408Year 1
$48,980Year 4
$45,851Year 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$76,3092Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$74,9993Fire Protection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,1944Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$68,9355Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$67,5126Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$61,4057Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,1608Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$57,157Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Cleveland, OH
Cuyahoga Community College District
- Annual net price
- $4,266
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,715
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Stark State College
- Annual net price
- $5,986
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,433
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Lorain County Community College
- Annual net price
- $3,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,785
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
Edison State Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,142
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,635
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -78%
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 | $76,309 | $21,667 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $74,999 | $17,816 |
| Fire Protection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $70,194 | $10,950 |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | $68,935 | $9,192 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $67,512 | $17,019 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $61,405 | $19,346 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,160 | $14,167 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $57,157 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $53,553 | $13,980 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $51,113 | $7,750 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $50,731 | Not available |
| Real Estate | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,643 | $13,718 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $47,282 | $18,225 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $45,867 | $20,437 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $44,816 | $11,944 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $44,664 | $8,600 |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | $44,586 | $12,500 |
| Biology, General | Associate's Degree | $43,697 | $11,854 |
| Real Estate | Associate's Degree | $43,411 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $43,344 | $12,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $40,651 | $12,129 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,601 | $9,183 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $38,421 | Not available |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $38,325 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $37,187 | $11,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,861 | $9,929 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,992 | $9,266 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,791 | $5,500 |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $32,867 | $13,661 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,671 | $8,190 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $27,210 | $15,834 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $25,759 | $6,147 |
| Social Work | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $23,617 | $7,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Associate's Degree | Not available | $10,089 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | Not available | $13,918 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $12,822 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $18,043 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $8,463 |
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.