10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$314,994at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Platt College-Los Angeles
⌖ Alhambra, CA · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$314,994 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−109%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,521Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$27,551Average net price / year
$32,164Cost of attendance
$18,685Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$198/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$42,521Median earnings · year 5 after completion
63.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
570Student 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
$32,173Year 1
$44,565Year 4
$42,521Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$49,0352Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$48,6553Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$47,6384Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,6645Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$42,1146Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$41,1937Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$40,7278Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$39,600Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $41,193 reported-1%vs same-degree national median$12,999federal debt2Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $34,533 reported-7%vs same-degree national median$11,424federal debt3Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree · $49,035 reported-10%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $35,992 reported-15%vs same-degree national median$7,229federal debt5Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · $39,600 reported-15%vs same-degree national median$16,774federal debt6Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $46,664 reported-17%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
San Jose, CA
Institute for Business and Technology
- Annual net price
- $27,207
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,848
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina
- Annual net price
- $27,536
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,537
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -105%
National Career Education
- Annual net price
- $25,380
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,848
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -111%
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
- Annual net price
- $27,365
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,823
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -118%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $49,035 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $48,655 | $24,149 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $47,638 | $16,114 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $46,664 | Not available | 13 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $42,114 | $16,132 | Not reported |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $41,193 | $12,999 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $40,727 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $39,600 | $16,774 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,424 | $13,355 | 6 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $35,992 | $7,229 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $34,982 | $10,436 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $34,533 | $11,424 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.