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Anne Arundel Community College

⌖ Arnold, MD · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$128,220 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.

21.5 yrsModeled economic break-even

−54%Modeled 10-year ROI

$56,144Observed 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

−$128,220at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$239,6600

−$128,22010

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$4,322

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$11,522

Sticker price

Average net price$14,915

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$19,841

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$14,915Average net price / year

$19,841Cost of attendance

$8,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$87/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$56,144Median earnings · year 5 after completion

31.4%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

8,997Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$12,789

$30–48k$14,003

$48–75k$15,170

$75–110k$17,116

$110k+$18,358

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$56,144

Year 6$38,890

Year 10$46,219

Full-time retention: 69.1%
Part-time retention: 50.2%
Completion within 200% of normal time: 31.2%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

74thEarnings percentile

13thCompletion percentile

WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$62,942Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$11,832Median federal debt across categories that report debt

80%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,078Year 1

$55,889Year 4

$56,144Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$131,605 2Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$82,161 3Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$72,488 4Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$67,675 5Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,253 6Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$62,942 7Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$53,984 8Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$48,089

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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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Observed earnings · year 5: $55,552
Modeled 10-year ROI: -57%

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Annual net price: $14,985
Observed earnings · year 5: $59,150
Modeled 10-year ROI: -41%

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Annual net price: $18,441
Observed earnings · year 5: $56,385
Modeled 10-year ROI: -55%

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Annual net price: $9,977
Observed earnings · year 5: $55,337
Modeled 10-year ROI: -53%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$131,605	$23,125
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$82,161	Not available
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$72,488	$16,926
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$67,675	$9,050
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,253	$13,250
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$62,942	Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Associate's Degree	$53,984	Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$48,089	$9,500
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,525	Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,583	$11,832

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.