Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Holmes Community College

Goodman, MS · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$276,192 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
−136%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,638Observed 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
−$276,192at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$202,5720
2
4
6
8
−$276,19210
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$3,710
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,610
Sticker price
Average net price$5,643
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$12,875
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,643Average net price / year
$12,875Cost of attendance
$37,638Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,958Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

33thEarnings percentile
23thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,942Year 1
$39,984Year 4
$37,638Year 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$75,4382Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$54,3253Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$52,7464Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,4005Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$39,0166Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · Associate's Degree$37,4167Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$36,2028Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,694

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.

Decatur, MS

East Central Community College

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

Jones County Junior College

Annual net price
$6,048
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,042
Modeled 10-year ROI
-139%
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Fulton, MS

Itawamba Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Annual net price
$6,962
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,233
Modeled 10-year ROI
-133%
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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$75,438$23,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$54,325$12,125
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$52,746$19,707
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,400$16,667
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$39,016$10,931
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate's Degree$37,416$11,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$36,202$6,200
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,694Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$35,103Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$34,854$15,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$33,906$11,789
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$31,771$7,250
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,327Not available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's Degree$23,461Not available
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's DegreeNot available$13,794
Social WorkAssociate's DegreeNot available$10,831

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.