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Clark College

⌖ Vancouver, WA · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$206,200 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.

114.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−91%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,966Observed 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
−$206,200at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$225,8600
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4
6
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−$206,20010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 114.9 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$5,233
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$11,183
Sticker price
Average net price$11,465
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$19,668
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,465Average net price / year
$19,668Cost of attendance
$46,966Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,945Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

54thEarnings percentile
23thCompletion percentile
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.

$47,108Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$11,446Median federal debt across categories that report debt
53%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,493Year 1
$49,337Year 4
$46,966Year 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$89,8982Physical Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$76,8893Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Bachelor's Degree$72,3004Precision Metal Working · Associate's Degree$70,5045Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$67,0146Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$58,8047Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$55,6768Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$47,108

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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$10,222
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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$89,898$11,446
Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$76,889Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$72,300$23,429
Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's Degree$70,504Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$67,014$23,274
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$58,804$10,370
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$55,676$10,441
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,108Not available
Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsAssociate's Degree$46,766Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$46,088$11,634
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$44,211$23,362
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$42,765$9,496
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$42,229Not available
Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$37,011Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$33,342Not 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.