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Treasure Valley Community College

Ontario, OR · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$278,228 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
−124%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,646Observed 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
−$278,228at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$224,6880
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4
6
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−$278,22810
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$6,345
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,795
Sticker price
Average net price$11,172
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,990
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,172Average net price / year
$14,990Cost of attendance
$39,646Median earnings · year 5 after completion
36.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,193Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

38thEarnings percentile
20thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$30,590Year 1
$45,354Year 4
$39,646Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$79,9142Leisure and Recreational Activities · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$46,1553Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$41,570

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OR

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Pendleton, OR

Blue Mountain Community College

Annual net price
$13,095
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,127
Modeled 10-year ROI
-121%
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Astoria, OR

Clatsop Community College

Annual net price
$10,548
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,609
Modeled 10-year ROI
-133%
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Coos Bay, OR

Southwestern Oregon Community College

Annual net price
$8,527
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,227
Modeled 10-year ROI
-122%
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Grants Pass, OR

Rogue Community College

Annual net price
$11,042
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,912
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$79,914$37,000
Leisure and Recreational ActivitiesNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$46,155Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$41,570$12,000

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.