Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Southern California Institute of Technology

Anaheim, CA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$154,148 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.

19.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−49%Modeled 10-year ROI
$60,942Observed 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
−$154,148at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$313,5680
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4
6
8
−$154,14810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 19.7 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$20,515
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$20,515
Sticker price
Average net price$33,392
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$37,992
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$33,392Average net price / year
$37,992Cost of attendance
$60,942Median earnings · year 5 after completion
74.0%Completion rate
74.2%Admission rate
508Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

81thEarnings percentile
74thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,865Year 1
$65,954Year 4
$60,942Year 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.

1Biomedical/Medical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$84,8442Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$84,4403Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,3884Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,3055Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,165

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in CA

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.

Inglewood, CA

Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology

Annual net price
$33,320
Observed earnings · year 5
$60,579
Modeled 10-year ROI
-50%
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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

Annual net price
$32,601
Observed earnings · year 5
$60,579
Modeled 10-year ROI
-50%
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DeVry University-California

Annual net price
$33,744
Observed earnings · year 5
$63,561
Modeled 10-year ROI
-41%
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Medical Allied Career Center

Annual net price
$34,458
Observed earnings · year 5
$62,876
Modeled 10-year ROI
-44%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$84,844$38,130
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$84,440$35,989
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,388$9,929
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,305$10,432
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,165$10,270

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.