Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Mid Michigan College

Harrison, MI · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$183,380 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.

70.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−86%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,010Observed 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
−$183,380at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$213,4800
2
4
6
8
−$183,38010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 70.9 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$6,132
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$10,864
Sticker price
Average net price$8,370
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$17,703
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$8,370Average net price / year
$17,703Cost of attendance
$48,010Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,098Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

57thEarnings percentile
9thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,458Year 1
$46,578Year 4
$48,010Year 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$74,2552Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$58,3333Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$49,8224Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Associate's Degree$44,5825Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$41,5276Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,6567Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Associate's Degree$35,848

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MI

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

Grayling, MI

Kirtland Community College

Annual net price
$7,456
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,325
Modeled 10-year ROI
-79%
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Centreville, MI

Glen Oaks Community College

Annual net price
$8,918
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,174
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Sidney, MI

Montcalm Community College

Annual net price
$7,280
Observed earnings · year 5
$49,840
Modeled 10-year ROI
-77%
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Lansing, MI

Lansing Community College

Annual net price
$5,437
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,390
Modeled 10-year ROI
-83%
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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$74,255$30,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$58,333$21,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$49,822$14,040
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$44,582Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$41,527$14,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,656$14,100
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssociate's Degree$35,848Not 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.