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Cochise County Community College District

Sierra Vista, AZ · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$140,536 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.

29.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−66%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,118Observed 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
−$140,536at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$211,7160
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4
6
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−$140,53610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 29.7 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$2,280
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,120
Sticker price
Average net price$7,929
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,342
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,929Average net price / year
$14,342Cost of attendance
$52,118Median earnings · year 5 after completion
30.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,096Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

67thEarnings percentile
12thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$40,727Year 1
$53,908Year 4
$52,118Year 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$84,5142Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations · Associate's Degree$75,4933Military Systems and Maintenance Technology · Associate's Degree$53,6974Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$53,0015Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$41,9346Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,1947Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$40,8898Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,729

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in AZ

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College

Annual net price
$8,341
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,252
Modeled 10-year ROI
-66%
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Glendale, AZ

Glendale Community College

Annual net price
$11,650
Observed earnings · year 5
$51,429
Modeled 10-year ROI
-72%
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Prescott, AZ

Yavapai College

Annual net price
$8,683
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,058
Modeled 10-year ROI
-86%
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Mesa, AZ

Mesa Community College

Annual net price
$12,132
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,808
Modeled 10-year ROI
-66%
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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$84,514$10,339
Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsAssociate's Degree$75,493$16,642
Military Systems and Maintenance TechnologyAssociate's Degree$53,697$17,322
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$53,001Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$41,934Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,194$7,861
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$40,889$10,164
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,729$9,750
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$38,895Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$37,268Not 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.