Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

South Florida Institute of Technology

Miami, FL · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$408,870 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
−133%Modeled 10-year ROI
$34,791Observed 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
−$408,870at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$306,7800
2
4
6
8
−$408,87010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$31,695
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$38,311
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$31,695Average net price / year
$38,311Cost of attendance
$34,791Median earnings · year 5 after completion
83.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
9,747Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

28thEarnings percentile
85thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,047Year 1
$38,955Year 4
$34,791Year 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.

1Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,0292Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,8943Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,0934Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,4765Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,0566Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,4027Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,157

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in FL

Currently operating private for-profit 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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ATA Career Education

Annual net price
$28,250
Observed earnings · year 5
$34,770
Modeled 10-year ROI
-135%
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Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota

Annual net price
$28,945
Observed earnings · year 5
$34,040
Modeled 10-year ROI
-137%
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Concorde Career Institute-Miramar

Annual net price
$27,673
Observed earnings · year 5
$35,405
Modeled 10-year ROI
-133%
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Meridian College

Annual net price
$29,812
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,104
Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,029$9,500
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,894$9,350
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,093$8,508
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,476Not available
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,056$9,493
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,402$5,679
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,157$9,500

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.