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Everett Community College

Everett, WA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$159,296 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.

35.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−72%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,344Observed 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
−$159,296at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$222,7360
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4
6
8
−$159,29610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 35.1 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 tuition$5,032
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$11,171
Sticker price
Average net price$10,684
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$20,451
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$10,684Average net price / year
$20,451Cost of attendance
$51,344Median earnings · year 5 after completion
36.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,709Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

65thEarnings percentile
20thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,130Year 1
$54,647Year 4
$51,344Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$93,3442Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$51,5573Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$49,6174Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$42,5315Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,173

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WA

Currently operating public 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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Edmonds College

Annual net price
$11,010
Observed earnings · year 5
$52,684
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Observed earnings · year 5
$49,543
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Annual net price
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$93,344$19,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$51,557Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$49,617$8,125
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$42,531Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,173$13,500

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.