Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Unitek College

Hayward, CA · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$28,080 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.

11.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−11%Modeled 10-year ROI
$67,844Observed 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
−$28,080at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$256,5200
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4
6
8
−$28,08010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 11.2 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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$19,130
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$22,524
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$19,130Average net price / year
$22,524Cost of attendance
$67,844Median earnings · year 5 after completion
62.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
284Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

89thEarnings percentile
56thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$46,566Year 1
$64,415Year 4
$67,844Year 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.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$82,1322Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,146

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in CA

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

South San Francisco, CA

Unitek College

Annual net price
$23,676
Observed earnings · year 5
$67,844
Modeled 10-year ROI
-17%
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Fremont, CA

Unitek College

Annual net price
$25,179
Observed earnings · year 5
$66,057
Modeled 10-year ROI
-25%
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Xavier College School of Nursing

Annual net price
$14,918
Observed earnings · year 5
$62,108
Modeled 10-year ROI
-29%
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Costa Mesa, CA

Pacific College

Annual net price
$29,363
Observed earnings · year 5
$64,219
Modeled 10-year ROI
-35%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$82,132$17,305
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,146$8,409

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.