10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$302,978at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
First Coast Technical College
⌖ Saint Augustine, FL · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$302,978 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
−139%Modeled 10-year ROI
$36,533Observed 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
$9,577Average net price / year
$14,288Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$36,533Median earnings · year 5 after completion
76.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
727Student 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
$29,894Year 1
$43,471Year 4
$36,533Year 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.
1Fire Protection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,3032Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,0623Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,8294Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,4125Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,3956Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$17,840Observed 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.
1Fire ProtectionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $66,303 reported+6%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $53,062 reported+3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $49,829 reported+2%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $31,395 reported-7%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $49,412 reported-12%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $17,840 reported-32%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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.
Orlando, FL
Orange Technical College-South Campus
- Annual net price
- $9,215
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,871
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -137%
Marion Technical College
- Annual net price
- $8,831
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,961
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -142%
Immokalee Technical College
- Annual net price
- $9,065
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,124
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -132%
Atlantic Technical College
- Annual net price
- $10,414
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,099
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -145%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Protection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $66,303 | Not available | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,062 | Not available | 21 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,829 | Not available | 26 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,412 | Not available | 62 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,395 | Not available | 15 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $17,840 | Not available | 41 |
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.