10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$212,350at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Lake-Sumter State College
⌖ Leesburg, FL · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$212,350 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
−104%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,107Observed 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
$5,855Average net price / year
$12,626Cost of attendance
$44,107Median earnings · year 5 after completion
48.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,177Student 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
$34,175Year 1
$46,194Year 4
$44,107Year 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$80,2972Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$42,291Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in FL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona State College
- Annual net price
- $7,177
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,480
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
South Florida State College
- Annual net price
- $3,877
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,676
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
New College of Florida
- Annual net price
- $7,195
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,516
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Northwest Florida State College
- Annual net price
- $4,571
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,816
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
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 | $80,297 | $14,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,291 | $6,822 |
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.