10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$309,192at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
South Hills School of Business & Technology
⌖ State College, PA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$309,192 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
−120%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,950Observed 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
$19,673Average net price / year
$27,981Cost of attendance
$39,950Median earnings · year 5 after completion
72.8%Completion rate
97.3%Admission rate
260Student 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
$34,821Year 1
$42,821Year 4
$39,950Year 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 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$75,4572Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$71,4443Computer Science · Associate's Degree$51,1624Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$42,3835Marketing · Associate's Degree$35,7226Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$35,1687Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$33,870Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
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.
Bristol, PA
Pennco Tech-Bristol
- Annual net price
- $19,197
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,467
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -110%
All-State Career School
- Annual net price
- $18,205
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,570
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -110%
CDE Career Institute
- Annual net price
- $24,554
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,588
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -119%
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
- Annual net price
- $18,350
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,429
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -138%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $75,457 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $71,444 | $20,875 |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | $51,162 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $42,383 | Not available |
| Marketing | Associate's Degree | $35,722 | $22,501 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $35,168 | $12,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $33,870 | 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.