10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$214,890at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
⌖ Long Island City, NY · 28 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$214,890 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
−105%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,959Observed earnings · year 5
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
- 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
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$6,120Average net price / year
$13,648Cost of attendance
$7,407Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$79/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$43,959Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
11,254Student 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
$26,851Year 1
$47,724Year 4
$43,959Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$111,5122Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$100,6253Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$85,8424Computer Science · Associate's Degree$74,0455Mechanical Engineering · Associate's Degree$71,1156Civil Engineering · Associate's Degree$70,8507Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Associate's Degree$70,7738Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$66,272Observed 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.
1Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $66,272 reported+60%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $100,625 reported+54%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $85,842 reported+53%vs same-degree national median$12,256federal debt4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $111,512 reported+38%vs same-degree national median$10,632federal debt5Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $54,544 reported+29%vs same-degree national median$19,125federal debt6Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $48,595 reported+19%vs same-degree national median$7,709federal debt
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Hudson, NY
Columbia-Greene Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,559
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,476
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Monroe Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,353
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,873
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,696
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,675
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
SUNY Corning Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,373
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,250
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
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 | $111,512 | $10,632 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $100,625 | Not available | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $85,842 | $12,256 | 35 |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | $74,045 | $8,750 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Associate's Degree | $71,115 | Not available | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Associate's Degree | $70,850 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Associate's Degree | $70,773 | Not available | Not reported |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $66,272 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $59,332 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $54,544 | $19,125 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $51,368 | $6,553 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $50,803 | $8,250 | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $48,948 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $48,595 | $7,709 | Not reported |
| Physical Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $47,741 | $7,500 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $46,931 | $6,750 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $46,131 | $8,272 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $44,831 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Associate's Degree | $44,031 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $43,801 | $8,511 | Not reported |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $43,238 | Not available | Not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Associate's Degree | $41,722 | $5,461 | Not reported |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $41,517 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $39,136 | $5,500 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Associate's Degree | $37,021 | Not available | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's Degree | $36,502 | $8,750 | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | $36,393 | Not available | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Associate's Degree | $27,161 | 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.