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National Park College

Hot Springs, AR · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$286,060 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.

Modeled economic break-even
−124%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,482Observed 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
−$286,060at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$230,8800
2
4
6
8
−$286,06010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$5,600
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$7,280
Sticker price
Average net price$12,720
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$19,331
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$12,720Average net price / year
$19,331Cost of attendance
$39,482Median earnings · year 5 after completion
35.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,789Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

37thEarnings percentile
18thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$41,073Year 1
$45,799Year 4
$39,482Year 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$76,2152Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,9833Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,0794Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$54,6265Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,3726Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$52,9877Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,9818Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,058

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

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Comparable colleges in AR

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

Beebe, AR

Arkansas State University-Beebe

Annual net price
$11,698
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,971
Modeled 10-year ROI
-127%
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Pine Bluff, AR

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Annual net price
$12,653
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,710
Modeled 10-year ROI
-114%
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North Little Rock, AR

University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College

Annual net price
$14,327
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,029
Modeled 10-year ROI
-129%
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Harrison, AR

North Arkansas College

Annual net price
$10,180
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,397
Modeled 10-year ROI
-121%
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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$76,215$16,250
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,983$14,740
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,079$16,330
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$54,626Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,372$13,898
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$52,987$13,773
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,981$15,594
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,058$15,500
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,176$5,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,472Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$36,159$15,512
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's DegreeNot available$14,525

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.