10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$219,614at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Stark State College
⌖ North Canton, OH · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$219,614 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
−108%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,433Observed 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
$5,986Average net price / year
$10,755Cost of attendance
$43,433Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,749Student 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
$39,757Year 1
$49,440Year 4
$43,433Year 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.
1Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$128,5902Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$73,2323Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$67,0444Mechanical Engineering · Associate's Degree$61,2445Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$58,1926Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$57,5277Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,7878Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$52,850Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Dayton, OH
Sinclair Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,992
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,851
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Washington State College of Ohio
- Annual net price
- $7,714
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,437
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Belmont College
- Annual net price
- $6,995
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,531
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -117%
Southern State Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,674
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,442
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
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.