10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$188,996at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Cerritos College
⌖ Norwalk, CA · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$188,996 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.
2709.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−100%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,070Observed 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, completion and earnings context
$2,424Average net price / year
$10,236Cost of attendance
$45,070Median earnings · year 5 after completion
30.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
18,870Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$39,194Year 1
$54,818Year 4
$45,070Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$108,0922Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$87,2823Legal Support Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,7424Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree$68,9235Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,9216Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$60,3437Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$58,9748Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,842Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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- Annual net price
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- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,100
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -94%
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- Annual net price
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- $44,107
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
- $2,039
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
- $4,824
- Observed earnings · year 5
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- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.