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York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC · 27 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$226,864 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
−111%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,686Observed 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
−$226,864at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$203,7240
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4
6
8
−$226,86410
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 tuition$8,036
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$13,340
Sticker price
Average net price$5,931
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$15,395
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,931Average net price / year
$15,395Cost of attendance
$42,686Median earnings · year 5 after completion
30.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,816Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

44thEarnings percentile
12thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,809Year 1
$47,738Year 4
$42,686Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$79,8242Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$73,5233Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,3814Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,5555Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$63,3876Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$58,6817Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,0128Data Processing · Associate's Degree$56,291

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in SC

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Sumter, SC

Central Carolina Technical College

Annual net price
$5,571
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,928
Modeled 10-year ROI
-120%
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Cheraw, SC

Northeastern Technical College

Annual net price
$6,913
Observed earnings · year 5
$43,889
Modeled 10-year ROI
-105%
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Conway, SC

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Annual net price
$4,159
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,732
Modeled 10-year ROI
-117%
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Graniteville, SC

Aiken Technical College

Annual net price
$4,807
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,708
Modeled 10-year ROI
-101%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$79,824$12,500
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$73,523$11,750
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,381$12,434
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,555$7,625
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$63,387Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$58,681$12,250
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,012Not available
Data ProcessingAssociate's Degree$56,291$15,125
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,027Not available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree$55,176$8,250
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$54,985Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,454$11,250
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$49,965$11,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$49,800$8,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,696$12,000
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$45,955Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$44,006$8,180
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$43,593$13,916
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,477$8,000
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,291$9,500
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree$34,787$16,640
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$33,517$10,125
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,463$7,680
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,942Not available
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$10,375
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's DegreeNot available$10,647
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$11,302

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.