10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$273,056at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
West Virginia Northern Community College
⌖ Wheeling, WV · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$273,056 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
−136%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,826Observed 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
$5,329Average net price / year
$13,512Cost of attendance
$37,826Median earnings · year 5 after completion
33.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,014Student 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
$34,276Year 1
$39,901Year 4
$37,826Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$68,8042Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$46,5283Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,7214Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,1125Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$36,6826Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$35,7747Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,447Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WV
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Huntington, WV
Cabell County Career Technology Center
- Annual net price
- $3,657
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,866
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -137%
Fayette Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $4,132
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,968
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -126%
Mercer County Technical Education Center
- Annual net price
- $2,225
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,530
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -140%
Fred W Eberle Technical Center
- Annual net price
- $2,129
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,204
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -136%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $68,804 | $19,963 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $46,528 | $11,613 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,721 | $7,916 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,112 | $6,575 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $36,682 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $35,774 | $14,369 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,447 | $8,734 |
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.