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Front Range Community College

⌖ Westminster, CO · 37 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$215,904 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.

143.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−93%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,622Observed 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
−$215,904at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$232,1240
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4
6
8
−$215,90410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 143.1 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$4,663
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$17,263
Sticker price
Average net price$13,031
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$21,526
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$13,031Average net price / year
$21,526Cost of attendance
$46,622Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
11,476Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

53thEarnings percentile
18thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,658Year 1
$50,353Year 4
$46,622Year 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.

1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$90,5932Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$80,7493Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$66,0784Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,1445Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,0446Geography and Cartography · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,4647Legal Support Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,3228Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$60,510

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in CO

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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Aims Community College

Annual net price
$11,463
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,038
Modeled 10-year ROI
-91%
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Adams State University

Annual net price
$12,980
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,135
Modeled 10-year ROI
-82%
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Pueblo Community College

Annual net price
$12,045
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,820
Modeled 10-year ROI
-101%
Open college profile →Rangely, CO

Colorado Northwestern Community College

Annual net price
$12,131
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,730
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$90,593$24,774
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$80,749$30,625
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$66,078$19,438
Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,144$19,200
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,044$18,875
Geography and CartographyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,464$20,354
Legal Support ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,322$19,760
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$60,510Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,741$18,799
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$58,524$20,098
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,274$13,841
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,643$13,107
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$55,939Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$55,308$21,625
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,730$13,000
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,555$10,501
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$53,030Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,873$8,347
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$52,827Not available
Design and Applied ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,484$11,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$48,477$18,125
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,621$18,158
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$46,453$14,750
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,418$19,677
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,083$19,375
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,127$14,000
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate's Degree$42,677Not available
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,401$14,063
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,277$10,750
Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's Degree$41,643$13,275
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$41,212$22,228
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,577$16,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,380$16,150
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsAssociate's Degree$38,213$26,701
Graphic CommunicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,184$11,250
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,243$17,035
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's DegreeNot available$21,416

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.