10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$97,830at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program
⌖ Broomall, PA · 1 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$97,830 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
7.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+36%Modeled 10-year ROI
$81,729Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$22,365Average net price / year
$26,251Cost of attendance
$16,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$175/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$81,729Median earnings · year 5 after completion
69.7%Completion rate
100.0%Admission rate
48Student 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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$58,567Year 1
Not availableYear 4
$81,729Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
Comparable colleges in PA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Altoona, PA
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
- Annual net price
- $22,213
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
- Annual net price
- $22,585
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +3%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
- Annual net price
- $23,330
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +2%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
- Annual net price
- $24,356
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,964
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +1%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $17,375 |
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.