Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

CEM College-Humacao

Humacao, PR · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$482,624 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
−200%Modeled 10-year ROI
$20,872Observed 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
−$482,624at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$241,3440
2
4
6
8
−$482,62410
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$12,900
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$12,900
Sticker price
Average net price$15,336
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,696
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$15,336Average net price / year
$18,696Cost of attendance
$20,872Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
161Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

6thEarnings percentile
22thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$14,413Year 1
$23,984Year 4
$20,872Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$29,4612Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$22,4713Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$20,6764Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$17,668

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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 NursingBachelor's Degree$29,461$7,891
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$22,471$3,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$20,676$6,467
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$17,668Not 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.