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Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES

⌖ Liverpool, NY · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$327,748 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

−128%Modeled 10-year ROI

$37,826Observed earnings · year 5

Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff

Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it

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

−$327,748at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$256,0080

−$327,74810

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$19,002

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$27,908

Tuition + living budget

COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Main award level: Certificates
Campus setting: Suburban
Admissions: Open admission
Delivery: Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation: No special designation reported

Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$19,002Average net price / year

$27,908Cost of attendance

$6,419Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$68/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$37,826Median earnings · year 5 after completion

73.3%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

354Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$18,515

$30–48k$19,597

$48–75k$19,974

$75–110k$20,287

$110k+$22,908

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$37,826

Year 6$37,223

Year 10$40,658

Full-time retention: 91.9%
Part-time retention: Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time: 81.7%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

34thEarnings percentile

72thCompletion percentile

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.

$37,884Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$8,233Median federal debt across categories that report debt

36%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$33,729Year 1

$40,165Year 4

$37,826Year 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

Strongest relative outcomes

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.

1Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $53,726 reported+12%vs same-degree national median$7,422federal debt 2Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $35,841 reported+10%vs same-degree national median$6,715federal debt 3Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $36,830 reported+9%vs same-degree national median$9,024federal debt 4Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $44,234 reported+3%vs same-degree national median$8,448federal debt 5Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $36,785 reported-5%vs same-degree national median$7,156federal debt 6Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $46,004 reported-6%vs same-degree national median$8,326federal debt

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Currently operating public 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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Observed earnings · year 5: $41,643
Modeled 10-year ROI: -113%

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Observed earnings · year 5: $37,549
Modeled 10-year ROI: -132%

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Annual net price: $15,000
Observed earnings · year 5: $35,644
Modeled 10-year ROI: -139%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	2023–24 awards
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,726	$7,422	Not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,349	$14,093	61
Precision Metal Working	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,004	$8,326	Not reported
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,234	$8,448	Not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,507	Not available	Not reported
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,884	$8,233	Not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,830	$9,024	Not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,785	$7,156	Not reported
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,841	$6,715	Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$29,613	$8,233	Not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$22,431	Not available	21

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.