Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$248,744 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
−120%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,808Observed 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
−$248,744at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$206,8240
2
4
6
8
−$248,74410
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$2,980
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$5,620
Sticker price
Average net price$6,706
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$13,564
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$6,706Average net price / year
$13,564Cost of attendance
$40,808Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,973Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

40thEarnings percentile
46thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,124Year 1
$43,940Year 4
$40,808Year 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$73,6262Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,8363Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$47,9844Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,8145Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$43,9306Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,832

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in TX

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

Paris, TX

Paris Junior College

Annual net price
$7,690
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,293
Modeled 10-year ROI
-118%
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Hillsboro, TX

Hill College

Annual net price
$7,577
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,163
Modeled 10-year ROI
-123%
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Carthage, TX

Panola College

Annual net price
$5,216
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,009
Modeled 10-year ROI
-120%
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Levelland, TX

South Plains College

Annual net price
$6,791
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,595
Modeled 10-year ROI
-112%
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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$73,626$19,000
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,836Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$47,984$13,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,814$14,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$43,930$12,500
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,832$15,945

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.