10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$259,408at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Coalinga College
⌖ Coalinga, CA · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$259,408 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
−117%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,250Observed 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
- Town
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$10,477Average net price / year
$19,272Cost of attendance
$6,750Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$72/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$41,250Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,522Student 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
$29,880Year 1
$46,286Year 4
$41,250Year 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$115,1922Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$72,4393Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$71,8334Mathematics · Associate's Degree$61,5575Public Health · Associate's Degree$46,3726Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$45,0447Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$43,8848Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$37,422Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Ventura, CA
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education
- Annual net price
- $9,924
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,901
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -110%
Feather River Community College District
- Annual net price
- $10,800
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,056
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -127%
San Diego City College
- Annual net price
- $7,935
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,078
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -119%
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Annual net price
- $12,323
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,656
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $115,192 | $13,350 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $72,439 | $11,750 | 6 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $71,833 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Associate's Degree | $61,557 | Not available | Not reported |
| Public Health | Associate's Degree | $46,372 | $6,517 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $45,044 | $9,331 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $43,884 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $37,422 | $9,500 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $35,792 | $8,000 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,822 | $9,331 | 532 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,913 | $9,500 | 11 |
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.