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SUNY Broome Community College

Binghamton, NY · 21 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$225,370 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
−104%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,039Observed 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
−$225,370at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$215,7600
2
4
6
8
−$225,37010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$8,624
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$14,288
Sticker price
Average net price$8,940
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$16,640
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$8,940Average net price / year
$16,640Cost of attendance
$44,039Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,055Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

47thEarnings percentile
6thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,091Year 1
$48,966Year 4
$44,039Year 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.

1Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$96,8872Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$89,9263Engineering Science · Associate's Degree$74,5664Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$66,4995Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$65,7536Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$63,7647Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$58,5918Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$53,003

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

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Mohawk Valley Community College

Annual net price
$8,987
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,303
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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Annual net price
$8,562
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,591
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
$9,850
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Annual net price
$7,373
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$44,250
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$96,887Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$89,926$26,872
Engineering ScienceAssociate's Degree$74,566$11,750
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$66,499$18,876
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$65,753Not available
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$63,764$30,139
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$58,591Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$53,003$11,535
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$47,859$12,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$47,840$11,674
Data ProcessingAssociate's Degree$45,553Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$44,950$17,500
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$44,584Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$44,099$21,487
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherAssociate's Degree$42,692Not available
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherAssociate's Degree$41,534Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$39,732$12,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's Degree$37,080Not available
MarketingAssociate's Degree$37,029Not available
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate's Degree$35,516$11,293
MusicAssociate's Degree$31,215Not available

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.