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Northwest Mississippi Community College

⌖ Senatobia, MS · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$271,744 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

−128%Modeled 10-year ROI

$38,990Observed 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

−$271,744at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$211,6440

−$271,74410

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$3,740

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$3,740

Sticker price

Average net price$7,911

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$13,857

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,911Average net price / year

$13,857Cost of attendance

$38,990Median earnings · year 5 after completion

45.3%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

5,452Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

36thEarnings percentile

31thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$32,587Year 1

$42,368Year 4

$38,990Year 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.

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in MS

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

Booneville, MS

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Annual net price: $8,343
Observed earnings · year 5: $37,868
Modeled 10-year ROI: -133%

Open college profile →Perkinston, MS

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Annual net price: $6,962
Observed earnings · year 5: $38,233
Modeled 10-year ROI: -133%

Open college profile →Poplarville, MS

Pearl River Community College

Annual net price: $6,532
Observed earnings · year 5: $39,430
Modeled 10-year ROI: -127%

Open college profile →Goodman, MS

Holmes Community College

Annual net price: $5,643
Observed earnings · year 5: $37,638
Modeled 10-year ROI: -136%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

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	$80,955	$17,362
Agricultural Mechanization	Associate's Degree	$72,802	Not available
Information Science/Studies	Associate's Degree	$62,032	Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$53,008	$10,299
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	$48,468	Not available
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$47,322	$9,247
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$44,237	Not available
Accounting and Related Services	Associate's Degree	$43,668	$10,822
Precision Metal Working	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,922	Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Associate's Degree	$38,015	$8,803
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,580	$10,998
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$36,723	$6,885
Social Work	Associate's Degree	$30,126	Not available
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$22,529	$5,500

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.