10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$272,068at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Bishop State Community College
⌖ Mobile, AL · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$272,068 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
−135%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,952Observed 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
$5,397Average net price / year
$13,085Cost of attendance
$37,952Median earnings · year 5 after completion
36.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,437Student 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
$35,298Year 1
$43,359Year 4
$37,952Year 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$80,5762Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree$53,8093Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$44,7914Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,8355Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$34,7846Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,677Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Birmingham, AL
Lawson State Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,275
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,094
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -129%
Snead State Community College
- Annual net price
- $3,249
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,738
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -127%
Northeast Alabama Community College
- Annual net price
- $2,756
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,669
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
- Annual net price
- $9,272
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,322
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -126%
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 | $80,576 | $16,250 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Associate's Degree | $53,809 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $44,791 | $18,591 |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,835 | $11,654 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $34,784 | $8,355 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,677 | Not 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.