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Fred K Marchman Technical College

New Port Richey, FL · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$358,724 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
−180%Modeled 10-year ROI
$29,080Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it
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
−$358,724at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$199,5240
2
4
6
8
−$358,72410
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$4,881
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$11,021
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
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
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$4,881Average net price / year
$11,021Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$29,080Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
306Student 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$4,684
$30–48k$5,349
$48–75k$4,950
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$29,080
Year 6$30,685
Year 10$30,259
Full-time retention
82.2%
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
65.8%

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.

21thEarnings percentile
70thCompletion 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.

$40,275Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
Not availableMedian federal debt across categories that report debt
0%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$24,158Year 1
$34,166Year 4
$29,080Year 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.

1Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,7632Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,3363Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,2754Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$24,614

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

Strongest relative outcomes

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.

1Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $50,763 reported-2%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $24,614 reported-6%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $40,275 reported-16%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $44,336 reported-16%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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.

Chipley, FL

Florida Panhandle Technical College

Annual net price
$2,307
Observed earnings · year 5
$30,298
Modeled 10-year ROI
-178%
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Miami, FL

Lindsey Hopkins Technical College

Annual net price
$6,243
Observed earnings · year 5
$33,404
Modeled 10-year ROI
-157%
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Orlando, FL

Orange Technical College

Annual net price
$10,525
Observed earnings · year 5
$29,307
Modeled 10-year ROI
-171%
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Kissimmee, FL

Osceola Technical College

Annual net price
$6,186
Observed earnings · year 5
$35,052
Modeled 10-year ROI
-149%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt2023–24 awards
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,763Not available7
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,336Not available6
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,275Not available0
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$24,614Not available44

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.