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Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$278,630 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
−142%Modeled 10-year ROI
$36,761Observed 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
−$278,630at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$196,2400
2
4
6
8
−$278,63010
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 tuition$4,250
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$7,300
Sticker price
Average net price$4,060
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$11,036
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$4,060Average net price / year
$11,036Cost of attendance
$36,761Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
6,397Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

32thEarnings percentile
29thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,611Year 1
$40,042Year 4
$36,761Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$78,7242Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$64,2113Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,2104Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,7975Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,6296Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$50,6117Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,0648Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree$47,536

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MS

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Wesson, MS

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Annual net price
$3,894
Observed earnings · year 5
$35,477
Modeled 10-year ROI
-149%
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Fulton, MS

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Annual net price
$4,616
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,811
Modeled 10-year ROI
-136%
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Decatur, MS

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Annual net price
$5,240
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,574
Modeled 10-year ROI
-137%
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Scooba, MS

East Mississippi Community College

Annual net price
$4,608
Observed earnings · year 5
$35,263
Modeled 10-year ROI
-149%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$78,724$20,063
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$64,211$18,752
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,210Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,797Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,629$21,645
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$50,611$24,505
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,064Not available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree$47,536$9,848
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$40,973$27,570
Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,489$9,700
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,118$5,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,318$7,483
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$35,245Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$34,536$9,603
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$34,316Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,540$26,927
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$23,971Not available
Legal Support ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$23,012Not available
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$21,645$9,781
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$21,159$20,502
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$20,805$19,954
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$12,169
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's DegreeNot available$18,164

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.