10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$23,520at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Mission College
⌖ Santa Clara, CA · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$23,520 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
8.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
+12%Modeled 10-year ROI
$67,384Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$5,080Average net price / year
$13,744Cost of attendance
$67,384Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,784Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$39,499Year 1
$55,281Year 4
$67,384Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
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$147,9652Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$67,3303Sociology · Associate's Degree$64,1744Psychology, General · Associate's Degree$48,667Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
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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Butte College
- Annual net price
- $5,520
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,607
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +12%
Diablo Valley College
- Annual net price
- $8,312
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $66,209
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -1%
California State University, Fullerton
- Annual net price
- $6,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,730
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -14%
Skyline College
- Annual net price
- $1,738
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,375
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $147,965 | $17,223 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $67,330 | Not available |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | $64,174 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $48,667 | 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.