10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$170,114at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Neosho County Community College
⌖ Chanute, KS · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$170,114 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.
43.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−77%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,097Observed 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
$10,271Average net price / year
$16,790Cost of attendance
$50,097Median earnings · year 5 after completion
33.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
862Student 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
$48,424Year 1
$55,338Year 4
$50,097Year 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$70,7502Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,0323Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$48,8054Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,3465Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$42,621Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in KS
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Great Bend, KS
Barton County Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,905
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,573
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Fort Hays Tech North Central
- Annual net price
- $12,393
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,748
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Colby Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,886
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,361
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
- Annual net price
- $8,805
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,806
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -92%
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 | $70,750 | $17,877 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $64,032 | $13,150 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $48,805 | Not available |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $44,346 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,621 | $8,600 |
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.