Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Erwin Technical College

Tampa, FL · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$247,264 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
−129%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,392Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$247,264at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$191,1840
2
4
6
8
−$247,26410
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
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.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$2,796
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$10,731
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$2,796Average net price / year
$10,731Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$39,392Median earnings · year 5 after completion
80.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
581Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$2,238
$30–48k$4,101
$48–75k$5,351
$75–110k$10,179
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$39,392
Year 6$34,887
Year 10$37,966
Full-time retention
29.1%
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
79.4%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

37thEarnings percentile
81thCompletion percentile
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.

$40,842Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$13,651Median federal debt across categories that report debt
33%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,761Year 1
$41,518Year 4
$39,392Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,1592Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,8673Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,1214Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,3875Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,8426Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,6137Accounting and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,4088Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,153

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in FL

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Bradenton, FL

Manatee Technical College

Annual net price
$1,808
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,490
Modeled 10-year ROI
-135%
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Miami Lakes, FL

Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College

Annual net price
$2,839
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,448
Modeled 10-year ROI
-113%
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Pensacola, FL

Pensacola State College

Annual net price
$3,957
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,353
Modeled 10-year ROI
-119%
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Starke, FL

North Florida Technical College

Annual net price
$1,590
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,351
Modeled 10-year ROI
-141%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,159$16,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,867Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,121$13,651
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,387Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,842Not available
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,613Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,408Not available
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,153Not available
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$21,335$10,633

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.