Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

Cape Girardeau, MO · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$220,922 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.

85.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−88%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,947Observed 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
−$220,922at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$250,3920
2
4
6
8
−$220,92210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 85.0 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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$17,598
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$24,038
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$17,598Average net price / year
$24,038Cost of attendance
$47,947Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
159Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

56thEarnings percentile
70thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$36,085Year 1
$53,022Year 4
$47,947Year 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.

1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,0232Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,001

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MO

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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Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center

Annual net price
$16,874
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,911
Modeled 10-year ROI
-84%
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Eolia, MO

Pike-Lincoln Technical Center

Annual net price
$16,125
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,844
Modeled 10-year ROI
-92%
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Jefferson City, MO

Lincoln University

Annual net price
$19,092
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,789
Modeled 10-year ROI
-93%
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Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University

Annual net price
$15,882
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,147
Modeled 10-year ROI
-83%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,023$14,750
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,001$9,500

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.