10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$176,952at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Piedmont Virginia Community College
⌖ Charlottesville, VA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$176,952 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.
75.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−87%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,690Observed 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
$5,963Average net price / year
$13,297Cost of attendance
$8,750Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$93/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$47,690Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,045Student 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
$39,541Year 1
$51,090Year 4
$47,690Year 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$79,3302Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$77,4333Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,6774Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,8185Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$54,1726Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,8587Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$40,451Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in VA
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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Germanna Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,541
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,619
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,168
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,473
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
Brightpoint Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,490
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,019
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
Laurel Ridge Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,013
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,177
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -99%
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 | $79,330 | $21,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $77,433 | $12,836 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,677 | $10,634 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,818 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $54,172 | $11,852 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,858 | $9,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $40,451 | $9,400 |
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.