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Community College of Philadelphia

⌖ Philadelphia, PA · 17 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$226,504 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.

1996.9 yrsModeled economic break-even

−99%Modeled 10-year ROI

$45,114Observed earnings · year 5

Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff

Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it

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

−$226,504at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$227,6440

−$226,50410

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$4,632

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$12,744

Sticker price

Average net price$11,911

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$19,172

Tuition + living budget

COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Main award level: Associate degrees
Campus setting: City
Admissions: Open admission
Delivery: Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation: No special designation reported

Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$11,911Average net price / year

$19,172Cost of attendance

$10,750Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$114/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$45,114Median earnings · year 5 after completion

24.4%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

11,948Student 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$10,728

$30–48k$11,339

$48–75k$13,144

$75–110k$17,032

$110k+$18,795

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$45,114

Year 6$31,173

Year 10$40,852

Full-time retention: 59.9%
Part-time retention: 40.2%
Completion within 200% of normal time: 24.3%

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.

49thEarnings percentile

7thCompletion 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.

$47,362Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$14,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt

75%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,314Year 1

$50,788Year 4

$45,114Year 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.

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

Strongest relative outcomes

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.

1Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $75,304 reported+31%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt 2Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree · $58,398 reported+31%vs same-degree national median$20,812federal debt 3Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $85,033 reported+30%vs same-degree national median$22,760federal debt 4Human Services, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $47,362 reported+20%vs same-degree national median$18,242federal debt 5Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $96,246 reported+19%vs same-degree national median$25,750federal debt 6Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $42,873 reported+16%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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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Observed earnings · year 5: $44,651
Modeled 10-year ROI: -102%

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Annual net price: $9,433
Observed earnings · year 5: $45,009
Modeled 10-year ROI: -100%

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Annual net price: $14,111
Observed earnings · year 5: $44,389
Modeled 10-year ROI: -103%

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Annual net price: $9,857
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,983
Modeled 10-year ROI: -109%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

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	$96,246	$25,750	Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$85,033	$22,760	Not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$75,304	Not available	Not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$69,667	$18,926	Not reported
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$58,398	$20,812	Not reported
Business/Commerce, General	Associate's Degree	$54,793	$13,437	Not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	$52,373	$13,313	Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$47,477	$14,000	Not reported
Human Services, General	Associate's Degree	$47,362	$18,242	Not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	$46,191	$11,375	Not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$46,155	$14,250	Not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Associate's Degree	$42,873	Not available	Not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Associate's Degree	$42,541	$14,000	Not reported
Psychology, General	Associate's Degree	$41,375	$13,838	Not reported
Communication and Media Studies	Associate's Degree	$39,860	$14,000	Not reported
Fine and Studio Arts	Associate's Degree	$31,136	$13,926	Not reported
English Language and Literature, General	Associate's Degree	Not available	$12,250	Not reported

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.