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Martin Community College

⌖ Williamston, NC · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$294,264 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

−154%Modeled 10-year ROI

$34,644Observed 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

−$294,264at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$190,7040

−$294,26410

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$2,523

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$8,667

Sticker price

Average net price$2,676

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$11,275

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$2,676Average net price / year

$11,275Cost of attendance

$34,644Median earnings · year 5 after completion

39.3%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

313Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

28thEarnings percentile

23thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$28,131Year 1

$41,361Year 4

$34,644Year 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.

1Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$49,632 2Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$36,795

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

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: $33,735
Modeled 10-year ROI: -160%

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Observed earnings · year 5: $34,098
Modeled 10-year ROI: -158%

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Observed earnings · year 5: $34,379
Modeled 10-year ROI: -158%

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Robeson Community College

Annual net price: $2,892
Observed earnings · year 5: $38,016
Modeled 10-year ROI: -136%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Associate's Degree	$49,632	Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$36,795	Not 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.