10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$372,528at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Delta Technical College-Mississippi
⌖ Horn Lake, MS · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$372,528 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−148%Modeled 10-year ROI
$32,960Observed 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, completion and earnings context
$18,032Average net price / year
$21,871Cost of attendance
$32,960Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,307Student size
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
$27,429Year 1
$36,025Year 4
$32,960Year 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.
1Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,3212Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,6793Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,8404Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,5475Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,0486Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,6297Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,4488Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$23,066Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MS
Currently operating private for-profit 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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Concorde Career College-Southaven
- Annual net price
- $23,591
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,990
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -147%
Academy of Hair Design-Pearl
- Annual net price
- $16,468
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $24,454
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -184%
Chris Beauty College
- Annual net price
- $21,858
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $24,771
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -176%
Mississippi Barber Academy
- Annual net price
- $17,356
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $18,356
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -207%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,321 | $9,500 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,679 | $9,500 |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,840 | $6,333 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,547 | $13,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,048 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,629 | $9,500 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $29,448 | $9,500 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $23,066 | $13,038 |
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.