10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$184,926at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Montgomery County Community College
⌖ Blue Bell, PA · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$184,926 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.
56.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−82%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,957Observed 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
$11,124Average net price / year
$16,233Cost of attendance
$12,349Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$131/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$48,957Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,301Student 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
$39,186Year 1
$53,324Year 4
$48,957Year 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$106,0322Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$93,4943Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$71,8744Computer Science · Associate's Degree$64,0475Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$60,5986Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$60,3577Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$56,4108Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$50,464Observed 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 · $106,032 reported+84%vs same-degree national median$18,888federal debt2Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $44,954 reported+31%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt3Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $60,598 reported+21%vs same-degree national median$11,000federal debt4Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · $56,410 reported+21%vs same-degree national median$13,335federal debt5Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · $47,552 reported+20%vs same-degree national median$15,417federal debt6Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's Degree · $37,769 reported+19%vs same-degree national median$13,641federal debt
Comparable colleges in PA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
York, PA
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education
- Annual net price
- $13,490
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,506
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -81%
Lehigh Carbon Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,203
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,948
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Community College of Allegheny County
- Annual net price
- $13,970
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,518
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -85%
Community College of Beaver County
- Annual net price
- $6,937
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,182
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -80%
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 | $106,032 | $18,888 | 32 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $93,494 | $24,820 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $71,874 | $16,707 | Not reported |
| Computer Science | Associate's Degree | $64,047 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $60,598 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $60,357 | $20,025 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $56,410 | $13,335 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $50,464 | $11,531 | Not reported |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $47,552 | $15,417 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $44,954 | $9,500 | 37 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $44,541 | $12,500 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $44,292 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $40,920 | $19,945 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,369 | $14,625 | 38 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $39,366 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's Degree | $37,769 | $13,641 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $37,654 | $14,250 | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,077 | Not available | 4 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | Associate's Degree | Not available | $15,000 | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Associate's Degree | Not available | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $15,824 | Not reported |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $18,333 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | Not available | $19,254 | 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.