10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$245,310at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
State Fair Community College
⌖ Sedalia, MO · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$245,310 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
Not availableModeled economic break-even
−116%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,663Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
What the numbers say about State Fair Community College
What does State Fair Community College cost?
State Fair Community College reports an average annual net price of $7,985 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do State Fair Community College graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $41,663 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do State Fair Community College graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $10,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at State Fair Community College worth the same?
No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 8 field-and-credential outcomes at State Fair Community College; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.
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.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$213,370
$8,000Current college-wide context−$245,370
$16,000Annual price−$277,370
$24,000Annual price−$309,370
$32,000Annual price−$341,370
$40,000Annual price−$373,370
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- Town
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$7,985Average net price / year
$14,719Cost of attendance
$10,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$111/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$41,663Median earnings · year 5 after completion
44.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,694Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
31% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
18 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
36% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$32,673Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$39,511Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$39,375Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income29%
Middle income53%
Higher income52%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Computer Programming.Associate degree · Broad federal field 11
$37,316Year 1
$51,389Year 5
$74,872Year 10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate degree · Broad federal field 15
$63,723Year 1
$65,122Year 5
$70,527Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Associate degree · Broad federal field 51
$56,098Year 1
$60,765Year 5
$66,761Year 10
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians.Associate degree · Broad federal field 47
$34,840Year 1
$54,051Year 5
$63,346Year 10
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection.Associate degree · Broad federal field 46
Not availableYear 1
$47,802Year 5
$62,818Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Certificate, 1–2 years · Broad federal field 51
$31,698Year 1
$62,224Year 5
$61,332Year 10
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Associate degree · Broad federal field 24
$29,187Year 1
$40,940Year 5
$49,751Year 10
Agricultural Business and Management.Associate degree · Broad federal field 01
$27,078Year 1
$42,235Year 5
$44,592Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$29,981Year 1
$40,789Year 4
$41,663Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$73,8752Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$62,3553Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,0954Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$61,6465Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$38,9416Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$33,299Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $62,095 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$15,625federal debt2Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $62,355 reported+1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $61,646 reported-6%vs same-degree national median$21,000federal debt4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $73,875 reported-9%vs same-degree national median$19,525federal debt5Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · $38,941 reported-12%vs same-degree national median$10,500federal debt6Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $33,299 reported-32%vs same-degree national median$10,343federal debt
Comparable colleges in MO
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Moberly, MO
Moberly Area Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,810
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,282
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -113%
Saint Louis Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,440
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,709
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Ozarks Technical Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,936
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,317
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -127%
Crowder College
- Annual net price
- $9,023
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,909
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $73,875 | $19,525 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $62,355 | Not available | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $62,095 | $15,625 | 45 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $61,646 | $21,000 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $38,941 | $10,500 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $33,299 | $10,343 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $11,377 | 15 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | Not available | $18,927 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.