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Terra State Community College

Fremont, OH · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$277,310 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
−111%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,207Observed 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
−$277,310at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$249,3800
2
4
6
8
−$277,31010
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$5,748
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,544
Sticker price
Average net price$17,345
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$23,647
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$17,345Average net price / year
$23,647Cost of attendance
$42,207Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,028Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

43thEarnings percentile
22thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,500Year 1
$48,710Year 4
$42,207Year 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.

1Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,1672Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$68,1083Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,3414Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$43,9115Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$42,0256Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$40,4047Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$36,8048Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,814

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Groveport, OH

Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools

Annual net price
$15,732
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,022
Modeled 10-year ROI
-108%
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Piqua, OH

Upper Valley Career Center

Annual net price
$16,282
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,968
Modeled 10-year ROI
-100%
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Choffin Career and Technical Center

Annual net price
$17,141
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,534
Modeled 10-year ROI
-130%
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Nelsonville, OH

Hocking College

Annual net price
$13,704
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,534
Modeled 10-year ROI
-106%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,167Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$68,108$24,045
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,341Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$43,911Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$42,025Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$40,404$24,095
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$36,804Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,814Not 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.