Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

College of Central Florida

Ocala, FL · 19 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$241,182 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
−106%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,717Observed 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
−$241,182at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$228,3520
2
4
6
8
−$241,18210
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$2,710
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$10,517
Sticker price
Average net price$12,088
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,424
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$12,088Average net price / year
$18,424Cost of attendance
$13,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$138/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$43,717Median earnings · year 5 after completion
44.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,033Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$11,096
$30–48k$11,635
$48–75k$14,020
$75–110k$17,279
$110k+$18,424
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$43,717
Year 6$33,267
Year 10$38,203
Full-time retention
Not available
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

46thEarnings percentile
30thCompletion 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.

$46,213Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$15,309Median federal debt across categories that report debt
16%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,892Year 1
$46,025Year 4
$43,717Year 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$93,1932Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$75,6653Physical Science Technologies/Technicians · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$69,2534Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$63,1195Criminal Justice and Corrections · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$52,1506Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Bachelor's Degree$52,0157Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$51,2588Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$50,312

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in FL

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

Orlando, FL

Valencia College

Annual net price
$12,037
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,946
Modeled 10-year ROI
-109%
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Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College

Annual net price
$14,506
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,563
Modeled 10-year ROI
-93%
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Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee State College

Annual net price
$7,781
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,671
Modeled 10-year ROI
-111%
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Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona State College

Annual net price
$7,177
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,480
Modeled 10-year ROI
-102%
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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$93,193$30,230
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$75,665$16,607
Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$69,253Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$63,119$15,309
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$52,150Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$52,015Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$51,258$24,818
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$50,312Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$46,953Not available
Computer Systems AnalysisNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$46,213Not available
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$43,057Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$42,066$11,412
Business Administration, Management and OperationsNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$40,768Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$40,428Not available
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$33,961Not available
Management Information Systems and ServicesNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$33,676Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$32,335$15,228
Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAssociate's Degree$30,374Not available
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$30,039Not 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.