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Laredo College

Laredo, TX · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$275,112 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
−135%Modeled 10-year ROI
$37,808Observed 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
−$275,112at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$203,1920
2
4
6
8
−$275,11210
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$3,300
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$5,748
Sticker price
Average net price$5,798
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$11,469
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,798Average net price / year
$11,469Cost of attendance
$37,808Median earnings · year 5 after completion
30.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,818Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

34thEarnings percentile
12thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$39,411Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$5,500Median federal debt across categories that report debt
13%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$28,327Year 1
$40,362Year 4
$37,808Year 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$79,1042Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$77,5753Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$62,5334Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,2735Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,6786Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Associate's Degree$43,7157Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$41,0198Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$40,241

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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$38,102
Modeled 10-year ROI
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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$79,104$6,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$77,575Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$62,533Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,273Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,678Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate's Degree$43,715Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$41,019$5,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$40,241Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$39,411Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$38,491Not available
Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$35,009Not available
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$33,731Not available
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$32,487Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,359Not available
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$29,652Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$24,632Not available

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.