10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$267,792at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Davidson-Davie Community College
⌖ Thomasville, NC · 27 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$267,792 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
−125%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,722Observed 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
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Rural
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$8,753Average net price / year
$14,280Cost of attendance
$10,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$111/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$39,722Median earnings · year 5 after completion
45.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,633Student 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
$36,990Year 1
$44,533Year 4
$39,722Year 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$76,3162Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$53,1373Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$51,1404Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,1505Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,9006Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,1407Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,6948Accounting and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,981Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NC
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Jacksonville, NC
Coastal Carolina Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,461
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,038
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Brunswick Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,009
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,714
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -129%
Bladen Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,551
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,869
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -128%
Southeastern Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,148
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,209
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
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 | $76,316 | $15,361 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $53,137 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $51,140 | Not available | Not reported |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,150 | Not available | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,900 | $24,207 | 22 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,140 | $11,748 | 8 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,694 | $16,500 | 14 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,981 | Not available | 14 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $45,679 | $19,795 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $45,283 | $13,000 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $45,220 | $15,337 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $44,176 | $24,125 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,816 | $12,625 | 27 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,699 | $15,750 | 25 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $40,989 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,455 | $10,000 | 23 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,129 | $11,000 | 22 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,517 | $27,218 | 43 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $36,138 | Not available | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $35,729 | Not available | 10 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Associate's Degree | $34,635 | Not available | Not reported |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,456 | Not available | 10 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $29,376 | $15,500 | 9 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $27,231 | $18,168 | Not reported |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $20,572 | Not available | 24 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $19,872 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | Not available | $13,568 | 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.