Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Northwest Career College

Las Vegas, NV · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$365,700 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
−149%Modeled 10-year ROI
$33,018Observed 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
−$365,700at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$245,8800
2
4
6
8
−$365,70010
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 tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$16,470
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$24,702
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$16,470Average net price / year
$24,702Cost of attendance
$33,018Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,937Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

26thEarnings percentile
64thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$27,039Year 1
$36,673Year 4
$33,018Year 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.

1Legal Support Services · Associate's Degree$45,1242Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,3263Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,6134Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,6565Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,210

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Currently operating private for-profit 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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Annual net price
$16,571
Observed earnings · year 5
$28,487
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Modeled 10-year ROI
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Annual net price
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Annual net price
$19,209
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree$45,124$19,875
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,326$9,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,613$9,500
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,656$9,500
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,210$9,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's DegreeNot available$18,866

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.