10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$173,782at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
College of Eastern Idaho
⌖ Idaho Falls, ID · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$173,782 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.
52.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−81%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,133Observed 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
$8,778Average net price / year
$13,947Cost of attendance
$49,133Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,478Student 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
$40,552Year 1
$55,123Year 4
$49,133Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$103,8192Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$72,7123Precision Metal Working · Associate's Degree$54,2294Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,4065Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$51,7926Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,8507Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$25,396Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in ID
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
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North Idaho College
- Annual net price
- $10,575
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,155
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
College of Western Idaho
- Annual net price
- $8,500
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,926
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -105%
Idaho State University
- Annual net price
- $12,193
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,592
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -62%
College of Southern Idaho
- Annual net price
- $6,095
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,686
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $103,819 | $10,548 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $72,712 | $25,926 |
| Precision Metal Working | Associate's Degree | $54,229 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $52,406 | $17,750 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $51,792 | Not available |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,850 | Not available |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $25,396 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | Not available | $14,038 |
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.