10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$379,724at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College
⌖ Rockford, IL · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$379,724 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
−143%Modeled 10-year ROI
$33,668Observed 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
$21,601Average net price / year
$28,452Cost of attendance
$33,668Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
682Student 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
$30,843Year 1
$37,799Year 4
$33,668Year 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 · Associate's Degree$56,3512Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,7093Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,0584Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,9765Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,2546Legal Support Services · Associate's Degree$40,5937Legal Support Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,3598Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Associate's Degree$38,195Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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- Annual net price
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- Annual net price
- $20,462
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- Annual net price
- $26,376
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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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.