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Tidewater Community College

⌖ Norfolk, VA · 44 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$248,408 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
−109%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,864Observed 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
−$248,408at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$227,0480
2
4
6
8
−$248,40810
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$5,588
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$12,296
Sticker price
Average net price$11,762
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$19,788
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,762Average net price / year
$19,788Cost of attendance
$42,864Median earnings · year 5 after completion
31.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
12,082Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

44thEarnings percentile
14thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,996Year 1
$48,786Year 4
$42,864Year 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.

1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$80,4732Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$78,9963Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$76,4924Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$71,3425Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$69,8116Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Associate's Degree$67,4157Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,6628Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,351

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

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$43,037
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Observed earnings · year 5
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$80,473Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$78,996$22,288
Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree$76,492$12,250
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$71,342$12,530
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$69,811Not available
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's Degree$67,415Not available
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,662$11,250
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,351$14,789
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,803$7,574
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,390$17,429
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$57,951$11,167
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,482$11,687
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$54,518Not available
Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate's Degree$52,870Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$52,533$11,950
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,095$7,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$50,925$17,601
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$50,852$11,243
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$47,597$14,795
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,471$14,795
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,829$11,872
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,823$14,863
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree$45,557$9,787
Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,471$6,464
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,431$15,329
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,052$14,942
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,620$8,455
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$42,659$11,000
Legal Support ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,246$13,490
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,176$20,682
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree$41,825$22,300
Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$41,334$11,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$39,788$25,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,446$11,856
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,855$16,500
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$37,564$20,275
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,513$16,150
Hospitality Administration/ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,757$19,010
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,842$19,066
Design and Applied ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,658$8,070
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$30,269$16,275
Teaching Assistants/AidesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,002$12,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,316$11,000
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$28,976$12,320

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.