10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$135,806at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Orange County Community College
⌖ Middletown, NY · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$135,806 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.
29.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−66%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,137Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$6,794Average net price / year
$14,807Cost of attendance
$12,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$127/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$52,137Median earnings · year 5 after completion
25.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,989Student 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
$33,759Year 1
$53,257Year 4
$52,137Year 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$99,5132Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$77,9453Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$61,2754Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$53,8275Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$50,8946Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$50,3027Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$45,8168Human Services, General · Associate's Degree$45,551Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
Garden City, NY
Nassau Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,095
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,850
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
Hudson Valley Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,501
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,403
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -61%
Suffolk County Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,258
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,399
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -78%
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
- Annual net price
- $10,121
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,488
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
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 | $99,513 | $21,159 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $77,945 | Not available |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $61,275 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $53,827 | $14,250 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $50,894 | $12,728 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $50,302 | $12,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $45,816 | Not available |
| Human Services, General | Associate's Degree | $45,551 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,603 | $10,625 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Associate's Degree | $35,373 | Not available |
| Graphic Communications | Associate's Degree | $29,860 | Not available |
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.