10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$427,208at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
High Desert Medical College
⌖ Lancaster, CA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$427,208 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
−143%Modeled 10-year ROI
$32,130Observed 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
- Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training
- 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
$29,627Average net price / year
$34,844Cost of attendance
$13,555Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$144/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$32,130Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,245Student 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
$24,633Year 1
$35,943Year 4
$32,130Year 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.
1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,5752Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$46,7063Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,7284Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,9405Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,150Observed 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.
1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $65,575 reported+17%vs same-degree national median$17,608federal debt2Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $30,940 reported-10%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt3Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $30,150 reported-10%vs same-degree national median$7,521federal debt4Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $46,706 reported-29%vs same-degree national median$28,330federal debt5Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $38,728 reported-33%vs same-degree national median$22,181federal debt
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Oceanside, CA
UEI College-Oceanside
- Annual net price
- $29,253
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,471
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -146%
UEI College-Huntington Park
- Annual net price
- $29,145
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,471
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -146%
UEI College-Chula Vista
- Annual net price
- $28,606
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,471
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -146%
UEI College-Stockton
- Annual net price
- $28,455
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $31,471
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -146%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,575 | $17,608 | 104 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $46,706 | $28,330 | 30 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,728 | $22,181 | 130 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,940 | $9,500 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,150 | $7,521 | 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.