10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$344,130at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Downey Adult School
⌖ Downey, CA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$344,130 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
−147%Modeled 10-year ROI
$34,065Observed 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
- Council on Occupational Education
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$13,695Average net price / year
$18,545Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$34,065Median earnings · year 5 after completion
30.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
875Student 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
$28,952Year 1
$39,366Year 4
$34,065Year 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.
1Legal Support Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,8332Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,5543Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,5024Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,4775Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,820Observed 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.
1Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $41,554 reported+17%vs same-degree national median$7,350federal debt2Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $39,502 reported+15%vs same-degree national median$9,009federal debt3Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $28,820 reported-3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Legal Support ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $46,833 reported-6%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $30,477 reported-9%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Yuba City, CA
Sutter County Career Training Center
- Annual net price
- $16,000
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,331
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -140%
Barstow Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,773
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,878
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -135%
Porterville College
- Annual net price
- $12,301
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,102
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -134%
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Annual net price
- $12,323
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,656
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,833 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,554 | $7,350 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,502 | $9,009 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,477 | Not available | Not reported |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,820 | 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.