Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

William T McFatter Technical College

Davie, FL · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$325,774 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
−143%Modeled 10-year ROI
$35,183Observed 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
−$325,774at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$227,6040
2
4
6
8
−$325,77410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$11,901
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$17,061
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,901Average net price / year
$17,061Cost of attendance
$35,183Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
697Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

29thEarnings percentile
61thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$25,820Year 1
$38,025Year 4
$35,183Year 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$56,4862Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,6083Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,3214Culinary Arts and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,805

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College

Annual net price
$10,414
Observed earnings · year 5
$35,099
Modeled 10-year ROI
-145%
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Inverness, FL

Withlacoochee Technical College

Annual net price
$10,348
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,934
Modeled 10-year ROI
-150%
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Miami, FL

Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College

Annual net price
$12,776
Observed earnings · year 5
$32,842
Modeled 10-year ROI
-153%
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Tallahassee, FL

Lively Technical College

Annual net price
$10,307
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,296
Modeled 10-year ROI
-153%
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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$56,486$9,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,608Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,321Not available
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,805Not available

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.