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Halifax Community College

⌖ Weldon, NC · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$251,000 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.

—Modeled economic break-even

−116%Modeled 10-year ROI

$41,516Observed 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

−$251,000at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$216,1600

−$251,00010

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$2,608

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$8,752

Sticker price

Average net price$9,040

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$16,938

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,040Average net price / year

$16,938Cost of attendance

$41,516Median earnings · year 5 after completion

35.1%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

723Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

41thEarnings percentile

18thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,271Year 1

$45,575Year 4

$41,516Year 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.

1Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$56,266 2Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,495

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NC

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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Annual net price: $9,148
Observed earnings · year 5: $41,209
Modeled 10-year ROI: -118%

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Annual net price: $7,981
Observed earnings · year 5: $41,292
Modeled 10-year ROI: -117%

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Annual net price: $9,461
Observed earnings · year 5: $40,038
Modeled 10-year ROI: -123%

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Carteret Community College

Annual net price: $10,764
Observed earnings · year 5: $41,714
Modeled 10-year ROI: -115%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$56,266	Not available
Precision Metal Working	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,495	Not available

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.