10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$201,340at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Spartanburg Community College
⌖ Spartanburg, SC · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$201,340 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
−106%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,828Observed 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
$2,405Average net price / year
$11,505Cost of attendance
$43,828Median earnings · year 5 after completion
28.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,006Student 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
$39,077Year 1
$48,991Year 4
$43,828Year 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.
1Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$85,3402Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$67,4663Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$63,4054Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$61,5495Data Processing · Associate's Degree$58,8606Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,7557Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,2368Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$47,334Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in SC
Currently operating public 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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Florence-Darlington Technical College
- Annual net price
- $2,004
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,201
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -120%
Aiken Technical College
- Annual net price
- $4,807
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,708
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
- Annual net price
- $4,159
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,732
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -117%
Midlands Technical College
- Annual net price
- $4,647
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,681
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -97%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.