10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$6,798at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Skyline College
⌖ San Bruno, CA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$6,798 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
9.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+4%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,375Observed 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
$1,738Average net price / year
$11,880Cost of attendance
$64,375Median earnings · year 5 after completion
44.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,620Student 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
$32,381Year 1
$59,341Year 4
$64,375Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$115,1442Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · Associate's Degree$67,8053Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$64,2944Communication and Media Studies · Associate's Degree$61,4265Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$47,3036Psychology, General · Associate's Degree$47,301Observed 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.
Santa Clara, CA
Mission College
- Annual net price
- $5,080
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,384
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +12%
California State University, Fullerton
- Annual net price
- $6,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,730
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -14%
California State University, Bakersfield
- Annual net price
- $5,652
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,597
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -18%
California State University, Los Angeles
- Annual net price
- $3,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,715
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -25%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $115,144 | Not available |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Associate's Degree | $67,805 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $64,294 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $61,426 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $47,303 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $47,301 | 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.