10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$336,090at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Pickens Technical College
⌖ Aurora, CO · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$336,090 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
−163%Modeled 10-year ROI
$32,031Observed 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
$6,600Average net price / year
$12,439Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$32,031Median earnings · year 5 after completion
75.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
686Student 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
$30,684Year 1
$44,693Year 4
$32,031Year 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.
1Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,0792Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,8933Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,9124Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,7375Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,7616Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,349Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CO
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Denver, CO
Emily Griffith Technical College
- Annual net price
- $7,197
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $36,698
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -140%
Lamar Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,161
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $37,777
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -133%
Technical College of the Rockies
- Annual net price
- $3,796
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $40,667
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -122%
Pikes Peak State College
- Annual net price
- $6,007
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,288
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $70,079 | $11,000 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,893 | Not available |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,912 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,737 | Not available |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,761 | Not available |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $36,349 | $9,500 |
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.