10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$352,414at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Carrington College-San Jose
⌖ San Jose, CA · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$352,414 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−108%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,345Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$36,466Average net price / year
$41,194Cost of attendance
$11,537Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$122/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$42,345Median earnings · year 5 after completion
59.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
644Student 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
$36,146Year 1
$47,661Year 4
$42,345Year 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.
1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Associate's Degree$112,1762Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$83,9863Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$80,1304Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$75,3055Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$49,2946Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$44,8737Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,0428Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,267Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's Degree · $112,176 reported+79%vs same-degree national median$32,832federal debt2Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $80,130 reported+39%vs same-degree national median$20,000federal debt3Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $83,986 reported+36%vs same-degree national median$32,350federal debt4Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $75,305 reported+34%vs same-degree national median$17,375federal debt5Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $42,042 reported+23%vs same-degree national median$9,126federal debt6Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $41,061 reported+22%vs same-degree national median$9,151federal debt
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Stockton, CA
Carrington College-Stockton
- Annual net price
- $37,481
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,345
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Asher College
- Annual net price
- $35,499
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,660
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Professional Golfers Career College
- Annual net price
- $37,351
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,020
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -106%
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus
- Annual net price
- $39,357
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,345
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate's Degree | $112,176 | $32,832 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $83,986 | $32,350 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $80,130 | $20,000 | 30 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $75,305 | $17,375 | 40 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $49,294 | $16,374 | Not reported |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $44,873 | $20,000 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,042 | $9,126 | 165 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,267 | $9,500 | 6 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,061 | $9,151 | 192 |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.