10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$177,694at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
⌖ San Jacinto, CA · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$177,694 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.
70.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−86%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,953Observed 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
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- 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
$6,806Average net price / year
$14,257Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$47,953Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.5%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
15,259Student 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
$30,066Year 1
$43,983Year 4
$47,953Year 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$92,4692Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$51,6893Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree$49,1954Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree$41,8555Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$40,3686Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$38,6737Social Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$36,1148Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,555Observed 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $92,469 reported+14%vs same-degree national median$15,230federal debt2Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $51,689 reported+6%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $30,555 reported-2%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree · $49,195 reported-3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · $38,673 reported-12%vs same-degree national median$6,600federal debt6Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · $40,368 reported-14%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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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Moreno Valley College
- Annual net price
- $6,483
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,604
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
Orange Coast College
- Annual net price
- $7,203
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,536
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
Cosumnes River College
- Annual net price
- $5,981
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,829
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Gavilan College
- Annual net price
- $6,542
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,642
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -82%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $92,469 | $15,230 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $51,689 | Not available | Not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Associate's Degree | $49,195 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's Degree | $41,855 | $6,625 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $40,368 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $38,673 | $6,600 | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $36,114 | $6,625 | Not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,555 | Not available | 21 |
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.