10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$206,682at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Monroe Community College
⌖ Rochester, NY · 30 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$206,682 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−101%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,873Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$6,353Average net price / year
$14,606Cost of attendance
$9,750Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$103/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$44,873Median earnings · year 5 after completion
26.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,623Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
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.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$35,590Year 1
$47,430Year 4
$44,873Year 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.
1Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$113,2622Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$86,7293Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$80,0394Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$73,9315Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$67,7576Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$67,0467Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$63,6168Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$57,829Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
1Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $113,262 reported+96%vs same-degree national median$16,500federal debt2Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $43,828 reported+30%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's Degree · $47,320 reported+18%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $43,634 reported+18%vs same-degree national median$10,463federal debt5Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $73,931 reported+14%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $80,039 reported+10%vs same-degree national median$9,185federal debt
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Johnstown, NY
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,696
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,675
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,120
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,959
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -105%
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,976
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,947
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -100%
Columbia-Greene Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,559
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,476
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $113,262 | $16,500 | 85 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $86,729 | $25,875 | Not reported |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | $80,039 | $9,185 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $73,931 | Not available | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $67,757 | $22,615 | Not reported |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $67,046 | $13,250 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $63,616 | $16,625 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $57,829 | $11,500 | Not reported |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Associate's Degree | $57,305 | Not available | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $57,250 | $11,125 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $52,396 | $10,250 | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,602 | Not available | 15 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $48,438 | Not available | Not reported |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,330 | Not available | 10 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Associate's Degree | $47,320 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $45,814 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Associate's Degree | $45,167 | $12,950 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Associate's Degree | $44,319 | Not available | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $43,828 | Not available | 70 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $43,634 | $10,463 | Not reported |
| Human Services, General | Associate's Degree | $43,110 | $17,984 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,755 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $39,328 | $10,250 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $38,612 | $8,875 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,273 | $8,667 | 6 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $36,389 | $9,750 | Not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Associate's Degree | $35,311 | $12,375 | Not reported |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $34,473 | Not available | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's Degree | $30,473 | $9,481 | Not reported |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | Not available | $11,625 | 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.