10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$164,366at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Washtenaw Community College
⌖ Ann Arbor, MI · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$164,366 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.
67.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−85%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,863Observed 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
$3,249Average net price / year
$11,826Cost of attendance
$47,863Median earnings · year 5 after completion
32.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,816Student 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
$42,780Year 1
$52,304Year 4
$47,863Year 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.
1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$79,7112Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$78,7093Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$62,7814Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$60,3435Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$53,7546Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$52,7807Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$48,2958Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$47,772Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MI
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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Delta College
- Annual net price
- $4,547
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,347
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
Macomb Community College
- Annual net price
- $1,618
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,736
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -80%
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
- Annual net price
- $2,979
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,613
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -97%
Lansing Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,437
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,390
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -83%
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.