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Ozarka College

⌖ Melbourne, AR · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$350,222 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

−177%Modeled 10-year ROI

$29,795Observed 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

−$350,222at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$198,1720

−$350,22210

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$3,820

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$6,820

Sticker price

Average net price$4,543

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$12,069

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$4,543Average net price / year

$12,069Cost of attendance

$29,795Median earnings · year 5 after completion

47.1%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

575Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

21thEarnings percentile

33thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$35,333Year 1

$46,188Year 4

$29,795Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

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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Annual net price: $4,842
Observed earnings · year 5: $29,449
Modeled 10-year ROI: -178%

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Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

Annual net price: $4,848
Observed earnings · year 5: $32,983
Modeled 10-year ROI: -160%

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Arkansas State University Mid-South

Annual net price: $5,427
Observed earnings · year 5: $35,605
Modeled 10-year ROI: -147%

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University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College

Annual net price: $7,220
Observed earnings · year 5: $33,929
Modeled 10-year ROI: -153%

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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	Not available	$12,339
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$11,218

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.