10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$208,750at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Erie Community College
⌖ Buffalo, NY · 27 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$208,750 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.
913.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−99%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,231Observed 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
$7,765Average net price / year
$14,348Cost of attendance
$9,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$98/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$45,231Median earnings · year 5 after completion
28.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
6,099Student 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
$34,583Year 1
$48,895Year 4
$45,231Year 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.
1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$92,0872Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$84,5163Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$78,7354Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,4645Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$68,0976Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$59,0077Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$58,9408Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,395Observed 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.
1Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $92,087 reported+60%vs same-degree national median$17,125federal debt2Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $76,464 reported+44%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's Degree · $43,596 reported+38%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $50,996 reported+38%vs same-degree national median$17,717federal debt5Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $78,735 reported+20%vs same-degree national median$17,268federal debt6Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $68,097 reported+18%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal 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.
Corning, NY
SUNY Corning Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,373
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,250
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,696
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,675
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
Monroe Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,353
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,873
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
SUNY Broome Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,940
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,039
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $92,087 | $17,125 | 127 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $84,516 | $20,152 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $78,735 | $17,268 | Not reported |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $76,464 | Not available | 0 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $68,097 | Not available | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $59,007 | $18,737 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $58,940 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,395 | $6,500 | 27 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $54,648 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $52,896 | Not available | 41 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | Associate's Degree | $52,749 | $8,710 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $50,996 | $17,717 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $49,282 | $10,300 | Not reported |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $45,933 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $44,224 | $8,750 | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's Degree | $43,596 | Not available | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $42,014 | $14,894 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $41,953 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $41,222 | $10,090 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $35,974 | Not available | 27 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $35,337 | $6,439 | Not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $34,751 | Not available | Not reported |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,930 | Not available | 22 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $31,535 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $5,677 | 58 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | Not available | $18,175 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $11,898 | 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.