Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Brunswick Community College

Bolivia, NC · 3 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$278,896 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
−129%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,714Observed 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
−$278,896at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$216,0360
2
4
6
8
−$278,89610
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$2,553
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,697
Sticker price
Average net price$9,009
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$12,836
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,009Average net price / year
$12,836Cost of attendance
$38,714Median earnings · year 5 after completion
40.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,211Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

36thEarnings percentile
25thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,997Year 1
$47,006Year 4
$38,714Year 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$79,0842Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$41,1313Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,840

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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Bladen Community College

Annual net price
$9,551
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,869
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Annual net price
$10,758
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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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$79,084Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$41,131$5,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,840Not 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.