10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$228,338at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Onondaga Community College
⌖ Syracuse, NY · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$228,338 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−107%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,591Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$8,562Average net price / year
$16,585Cost of attendance
$10,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$106/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$43,591Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,456Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$30,691Year 1
$46,821Year 4
$43,591Year 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$86,9202Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$49,4503Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$46,9494Journalism · Associate's Degree$45,6385Communication and Media Studies · Associate's Degree$44,5206Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$41,8197Human Services, General · Associate's Degree$38,2328Design and Applied Arts · Associate's Degree$29,787Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1JournalismAssociate's Degree · $45,638 reported+10%vs same-degree national median$10,125federal debt2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $86,920 reported+8%vs same-degree national median$24,359federal debt3Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's Degree · $44,520 reported+3%vs same-degree national median$11,833federal debt4Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $49,450 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$12,000federal debt5Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · $46,949 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$11,000federal debt6Human Services, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $38,232 reported-3%vs same-degree national median$12,019federal debt
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Utica, NY
Mohawk Valley Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,987
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,303
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
SUNY Broome Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,940
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,039
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
Sullivan County Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,482
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,582
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Genesee Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,334
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,617
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $86,920 | $24,359 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $49,450 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $46,949 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Journalism | Associate's Degree | $45,638 | $10,125 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $44,520 | $11,833 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $41,819 | $10,950 | Not reported |
| Human Services, General | Associate's Degree | $38,232 | $12,019 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $29,787 | $9,922 | Not reported |
| Information Science/Studies | Associate's Degree | Not available | $11,555 | Not reported |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | Not available | $10,787 | Not reported |
| Music | Associate's Degree | Not available | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $14,924 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.