10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$248,688at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Valencia College
⌖ Orlando, FL · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$248,688 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
$42,946Observed 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
$12,037Average net price / year
$18,529Cost of attendance
$42,946Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
39,486Student 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
$30,627Year 1
$46,937Year 4
$42,946Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$89,5322Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$81,1333Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$80,9434Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$75,0955Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$72,1536Computer Programming · Associate's Degree$63,9997Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$62,4978Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$62,068Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in FL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Ocala, FL
College of Central Florida
- Annual net price
- $12,088
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,717
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Tallahassee State College
- Annual net price
- $7,781
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,671
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
New College of Florida
- Annual net price
- $7,195
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,516
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Broward College
- Annual net price
- $14,506
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,563
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -93%
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.