10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$227,286at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Lake Land College
⌖ Mattoon, IL · 21 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$227,286 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
−120%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,173Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$2,254Average net price / year
$10,276Cost of attendance
$41,173Median earnings · year 5 after completion
58.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,448Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$31,436Year 1
$48,594Year 4
$41,173Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$80,9932Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$71,0683Agricultural Mechanization · Associate's Degree$62,1994Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,2605Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$59,3746Information Science/Studies · Associate's Degree$50,0717Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,9738Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$48,473Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IL
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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South Suburban College
- Annual net price
- $3,242
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,879
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Black Hawk College
- Annual net price
- $6,944
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,233
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
Carl Sandburg College
- Annual net price
- $3,662
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,862
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -101%
John Wood Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,050
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,611
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -116%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $80,993 | $8,950 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $71,068 | Not available |
| Agricultural Mechanization | Associate's Degree | $62,199 | Not available |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $60,260 | $7,750 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $59,374 | $13,625 |
| Information Science/Studies | Associate's Degree | $50,071 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,973 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $48,473 | Not available |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's Degree | $48,077 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $47,132 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $45,366 | $7,346 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $44,450 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,932 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $38,928 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,853 | Not available |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Associate's Degree | $36,798 | Not available |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $25,097 | Not available |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $8,142 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $5,163 |
| Housing and Human Environments | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $5,677 |
| Construction Trades, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $5,500 |
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.