Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$264,198 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
−132%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,635Observed 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
−$264,198at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$200,5480
2
4
6
8
−$264,19810
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$3,214
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,350
Sticker price
Average net price$5,137
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$12,507
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,137Average net price / year
$12,507Cost of attendance
$38,635Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,438Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

35thEarnings percentile
18thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$30,163Year 1
$43,818Year 4
$38,635Year 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.

1Natural Sciences · Associate's Degree$64,9362Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$48,1813Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$42,9774Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$37,986

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in HI

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

Hilo, HI

Hawaii Community College

Annual net price
$8,942
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,206
Modeled 10-year ROI
-136%
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Kaneohe, HI

Windward Community College

Annual net price
$8,169
Observed earnings · year 5
$36,297
Modeled 10-year ROI
-141%
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Honolulu, HI

Kapiolani Community College

Annual net price
$5,202
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,372
Modeled 10-year ROI
-103%
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Lihue, HI

Kauai Community College

Annual net price
$10,436
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,770
Modeled 10-year ROI
-124%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Natural SciencesAssociate's Degree$64,936$11,068
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$48,181$11,874
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$42,977$9,387
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$37,986Not 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.