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Pitt Community College

⌖ Winterville, NC · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$215,398 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

−103%Modeled 10-year ROI

$44,395Observed 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

−$215,398at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$209,3480

−$215,39810

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$2,580

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$8,724

Sticker price

Average net price$7,337

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$15,979

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,337Average net price / year

$15,979Cost of attendance

$44,395Median earnings · year 5 after completion

35.3%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

5,317Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

48thEarnings percentile

18thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,431Year 1

$47,389Year 4

$44,395Year 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.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,513 2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$74,964 3Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$62,499 4Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$62,025 5Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$44,381 6Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,867 7Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$39,819 8Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$37,751

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NC

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Winston-Salem, NC

Forsyth Technical Community College

Annual net price: $7,200
Observed earnings · year 5: $44,959
Modeled 10-year ROI: -100%

Open college profile →Washington, NC

Beaufort County Community College

Annual net price: $6,500
Observed earnings · year 5: $43,950
Modeled 10-year ROI: -105%

Open college profile →Polkton, NC

South Piedmont Community College

Annual net price: $6,675
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,438
Modeled 10-year ROI: -112%

Open college profile →Elizabeth City, NC

Elizabeth City State University

Annual net price: $6,364
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,559
Modeled 10-year ROI: -112%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$76,513	$15,679
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's Degree	$74,964	$19,354
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate's Degree	$62,499	$11,846
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,025	Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$44,381	$14,550
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,867	$21,625
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Associate's Degree	$39,819	$15,900
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$37,751	$21,463
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Associate's Degree	$37,134	$20,700
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Associate's Degree	$35,144	$24,746
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,424	$19,637
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	$32,468	$36,141
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$27,827	$15,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Associate's Degree	$27,193	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.