10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$118,216at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
⌖ Lancaster, PA · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$118,216 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.
20.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−50%Modeled 10-year ROI
$56,820Observed 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
$14,104Average net price / year
$18,694Cost of attendance
$56,820Median earnings · year 5 after completion
70.7%Completion rate
71.2%Admission rate
1,446Student 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
$41,045Year 1
$57,788Year 4
$56,820Year 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/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$80,8642Precision Metal Working · Associate's Degree$68,0713Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Associate's Degree$61,6104Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering · Associate's Degree$61,2975Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other · Associate's Degree$57,8596Architectural Sciences and Technology · Associate's Degree$55,8127Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$54,7528Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$54,615Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in PA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
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Chester County Intermediate Unit
- Annual net price
- $14,441
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,995
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -41%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
- Annual net price
- $15,699
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,757
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -56%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Annual net price
- $16,804
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,876
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
- Annual net price
- $18,134
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,545
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
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.