10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$269,392at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
⌖ Paducah, KY · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$269,392 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
−134%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,202Observed 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
$5,353Average net price / year
$14,084Cost of attendance
$38,202Median earnings · year 5 after completion
49.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,851Student 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
$32,770Year 1
$43,110Year 4
$38,202Year 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.
1Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$74,0942Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$69,8503Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,5124Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree$57,5965Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,6326Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$47,9837Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$47,8498Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$39,279Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in KY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Ashland, KY
Ashland Community and Technical College
- Annual net price
- $5,717
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,260
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
Hopkinsville Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,875
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,181
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -129%
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
- Annual net price
- $3,873
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,046
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -130%
Owensboro Community and Technical College
- Annual net price
- $5,800
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,186
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -124%
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.