10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$136,790at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Columbus State Community College
⌖ Columbus, OH · 44 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$136,790 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-4 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.
27.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−64%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,681Observed earnings · year 4
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
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$8,400Average net price / year
$13,381Cost of attendance
$8,749Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$93/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$52,681Median earnings · year 4 after completion
28.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
17,549Student 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
Not availableYear 1
$52,681Year 4
Not availableYear 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.
1Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$82,8372Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree$81,5463Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$78,3184Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$77,8965Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$75,0456Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,6157Computer Programming · Associate's Degree$70,8308Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$68,362Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Graphic CommunicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $54,711 reported+70%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $78,318 reported+52%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $71,615 reported+51%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $66,617 reported+49%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Design and Applied ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $50,921 reported+41%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $48,961 reported+38%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Lima, OH
James A. Rhodes State College
- Annual net price
- $8,757
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,047
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
Marion Technical College
- Annual net price
- $7,417
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,345
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -70%
Kent State University at Stark
- Annual net price
- $10,897
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Kent State University at Trumbull
- Annual net price
- $11,135
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,321
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $82,837 | Not available | Not reported |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Associate's Degree | $81,546 | Not available | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $78,318 | Not available | 53 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $77,896 | Not available | 22 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $75,045 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $71,615 | Not available | 84 |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $70,830 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $68,362 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $67,973 | Not available | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $67,182 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $66,617 | Not available | 40 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $64,004 | Not available | 143 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Associate's Degree | $62,475 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $60,841 | Not available | 42 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $59,721 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $59,489 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $58,103 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $57,957 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,644 | Not available | 39 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Associate's Degree | $56,995 | Not available | Not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,711 | Not available | 59 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,552 | $5,000 | 14 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,379 | Not available | 77 |
| Marketing | Associate's Degree | $53,723 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $53,695 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $52,341 | Not available | Not reported |
| Real Estate | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $51,228 | Not available | 10 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $50,921 | Not available | 30 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $50,188 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,961 | Not available | 31 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $47,954 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $47,626 | $13,082 | Not reported |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $46,055 | Not available | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $44,915 | Not available | Not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Associate's Degree | $43,944 | Not available | Not reported |
| American Sign Language | Associate's Degree | $43,647 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $42,698 | Not available | Not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Associate's Degree | $42,634 | Not available | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Associate's Degree | $41,947 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,866 | Not available | 28 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $36,095 | Not available | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $34,540 | Not available | Not reported |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $32,090 | Not available | 21 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,370 | Not available | 34 |
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.