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Lorain County Community College

⌖ Elyria, OH · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$178,018 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.

109.7 yrsModeled economic break-even

−91%Modeled 10-year ROI

$46,785Observed earnings · year 5

Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff

Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it

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

−$178,018at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$195,8680

−$178,01810

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$4,265

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$8,860

Sticker price

Average net price$3,967

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$9,860

Tuition + living budget

COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor: Higher Learning Commission
Main award level: Certificates
Campus setting: Suburban
Admissions: Open admission
Delivery: Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation: No special designation reported

Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$3,967Average net price / year

$9,860Cost of attendance

$13,680Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$145/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$46,785Median earnings · year 5 after completion

30.9%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

5,373Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$3,099

$30–48k$3,261

$48–75k$4,874

$75–110k$6,686

$110k+$9,202

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$46,785

Year 6$33,660

Year 10$38,837

Full-time retention: Not available
Part-time retention: Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time: Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

53thEarnings percentile

13thCompletion 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.

$51,908Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$15,747Median federal debt across categories that report debt

40%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,713Year 1

$52,814Year 4

$46,785Year 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.

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

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's Degree · $53,984 reported+29%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt 2Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · $52,479 reported+10%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt 3Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $46,146 reported+9%vs same-degree national median$26,750federal debt 4Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $51,908 reported+7%vs same-degree national median$10,815federal debt 5Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $57,705 reported-7%vs same-degree national median$15,747federal debt 6Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · $40,878 reported-7%vs same-degree national median$12,060federal debt

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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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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Observed earnings · year 5: $45,715
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Observed earnings · year 5: $45,851
Modeled 10-year ROI: -96%

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Observed earnings · year 5: $50,753
Modeled 10-year ROI: -71%

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Annual net price: $5,986
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,433
Modeled 10-year ROI: -108%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	2023–24 awards
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's Degree	$74,603	$23,996	Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$59,521	$16,298	Not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$57,705	$15,747	Not reported
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	$53,984	Not available	Not reported
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$52,479	Not available	Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$51,908	$10,815	Not reported
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$50,844	Not available	Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Associate's Degree	$46,146	$26,750	Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$40,878	$12,060	Not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$40,760	Not available	Not reported

Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.

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.