10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$169,136at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Fresno City College
⌖ Fresno, CA · 32 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$169,136 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.
49.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−80%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,314Observed 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
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$8,069Average net price / year
$17,198Cost of attendance
$4,058Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$43/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$49,314Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
21,251Student 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
$35,250Year 1
$46,885Year 4
$49,314Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$106,5042Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$88,5673Fire Protection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$81,9404Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$67,0475Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,7456Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$59,3547Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,1488Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$58,997Observed 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.
1Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $65,745 reported+53%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $88,567 reported+35%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $106,504 reported+32%vs same-degree national median$8,000federal debt4Fire ProtectionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $81,940 reported+31%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Human Services, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $45,801 reported+26%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $59,148 reported+10%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in CA
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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Mendocino College
- Annual net price
- $8,330
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,553
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
Gavilan College
- Annual net price
- $6,542
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,642
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -82%
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
- Annual net price
- $6,806
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,953
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Orange Coast College
- Annual net price
- $7,203
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,536
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $106,504 | $8,000 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $88,567 | Not available | Not reported |
| Fire Protection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $81,940 | Not available | 36 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $67,047 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,745 | Not available | 63 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $59,354 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $59,148 | Not available | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $58,997 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $50,962 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Associate's Degree | $48,660 | $6,625 | Not reported |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $48,453 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $48,140 | $7,689 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $46,395 | $6,187 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,190 | Not available | 26 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,823 | Not available | 264 |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,805 | Not available | 55 |
| Human Services, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,801 | Not available | 42 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $43,563 | Not available | 49 |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $42,541 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $42,228 | Not available | Not reported |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | $40,709 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,925 | Not available | 9 |
| Human Services, General | Associate's Degree | $38,378 | $6,334 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $37,766 | $7,802 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $37,514 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,112 | Not available | 43 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $36,128 | Not available | Not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $35,605 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $34,488 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $32,697 | Not available | Not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $29,152 | $8,000 | 62 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Associate's Degree | $27,162 | Not available | 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.