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CUNY Kingsborough Community College

⌖ Brooklyn, NY · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$239,574 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.

—Modeled economic break-even

−118%Modeled 10-year ROI

$41,285Observed 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

−$239,574at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$202,4240

−$239,57410

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$5,252

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$8,132

Sticker price

Average net price$5,606

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$13,580

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

$5,606Average net price / year

$13,580Cost of attendance

$7,100Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$75/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$41,285Median earnings · year 5 after completion

27.6%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

7,670Student 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$4,664

$30–48k$5,388

$48–75k$8,270

$75–110k$9,595

$110k+$11,273

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$41,285

Year 6$31,533

Year 10$42,621

Full-time retention: 63.6%
Part-time retention: 48.1%
Completion within 200% of normal time: 29.0%

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.

40thEarnings percentile

9thCompletion 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.

$45,843Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$8,380Median federal debt across categories that report debt

50%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$28,264Year 1

$43,394Year 4

$41,285Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $104,210 reported+29%vs same-degree national median$8,475federal debt 2Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $79,319 reported+21%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt 3Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $47,646 reported+17%vs same-degree national median$5,939federal debt 4Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $61,269 reported+5%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt 5Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate's Degree · $43,033 reported+5%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt 6Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's Degree · $38,313 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$8,380federal 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: $42,328
Modeled 10-year ROI: -113%

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Observed earnings · year 5: $42,687
Modeled 10-year ROI: -111%

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Annual net price: $6,876
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,217
Modeled 10-year ROI: -113%

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Annual net price: $6,559
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,476
Modeled 10-year ROI: -107%

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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	$104,210	$8,475	Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$79,319	Not available	Not reported
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	$64,980	Not available	Not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$61,269	Not available	Not reported
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	$48,306	Not available	Not reported
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$47,930	Not available	Not reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$47,646	$5,939	Not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$45,870	$6,167	Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$45,843	$8,691	Not reported
Hospitality Administration/Management	Associate's Degree	$43,033	Not available	Not reported
Biology, General	Associate's Degree	$40,533	$9,241	Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$38,641	$8,115	Not reported
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	$38,313	$8,380	Not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$35,003	Not available	Not reported
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Associate's Degree	$30,327	Not available	Not reported
Design and Applied Arts	Associate's Degree	$30,135	Not available	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.