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Jefferson Community and Technical College

Louisville, KY · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$169,834 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.

57.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−83%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,567Observed 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
−$169,834at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$205,5040
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4
6
8
−$169,83410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 57.6 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$4,808
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,512
Sticker price
Average net price$6,376
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,457
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$6,376Average net price / year
$14,457Cost of attendance
$48,567Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,744Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

58thEarnings percentile
19thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,070Year 1
$50,106Year 4
$48,567Year 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.

1Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$84,4602Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$78,0233Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$75,7444Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$65,2805Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$63,1426Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,6207Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,9628Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,412

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in KY

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

Murray, KY

Murray State University

Annual net price
$9,096
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,259
Modeled 10-year ROI
-90%
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Frankfort, KY

Kentucky State University

Annual net price
$8,040
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,010
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University

Annual net price
$10,990
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,952
Modeled 10-year ROI
-82%
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Morehead, KY

Morehead State University

Annual net price
$9,793
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,860
Modeled 10-year ROI
-92%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$84,460$11,345
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$78,023$23,271
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$75,744$5,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$65,280$16,704
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$63,142$9,625
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,620$9,625
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,962$6,794
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,412$14,187
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree$54,170$15,503
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,970$14,082
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$50,757$15,109
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$48,622$20,037
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$46,095$11,516
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,896$11,770
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$45,341$13,730
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$43,529$21,818
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,627$16,706
Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate's Degree$36,990$10,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$14,903
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$11,170
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$11,584
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's DegreeNot available$17,985
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$17,128

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.