10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$194,330at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Blackhawk Technical College
⌖ Janesville, WI · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$194,330 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.
94.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−89%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,299Observed 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, debt, completion and earnings context
$9,330Average net price / year
$15,522Cost of attendance
$9,550Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$101/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$47,299Median earnings · year 5 after completion
33.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,488Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$44,818Year 1
$56,991Year 4
$47,299Year 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.
1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$84,8942Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$81,6163Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$56,8634Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$53,5045Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,1046Human Resources Management and Services · Associate's Degree$49,1827Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$49,0128Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$44,824Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WI
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Rice Lake, WI
Northwood Technical College
- Annual net price
- $8,989
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,020
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Annual net price
- $9,112
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,214
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
Lakeshore Technical College
- Annual net price
- $9,653
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,951
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Northcentral Technical College
- Annual net price
- $10,303
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,116
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $84,894 | $19,381 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $81,616 | $23,750 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $56,863 | Not available |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $53,504 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,104 | $7,209 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Associate's Degree | $49,182 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $49,012 | $10,493 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $44,824 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $38,396 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,743 | $7,743 |
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.