10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$173,520at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Portland Community College
⌖ Portland, OR · 27 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$173,520 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.
46.1 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,810Observed 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
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$10,405Average net price / year
$17,934Cost of attendance
$12,999Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$138/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$49,810Median earnings · year 5 after completion
18.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
19,531Student 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
$40,435Year 1
$55,238Year 4
$49,810Year 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$101,0992Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection · Associate's Degree$93,5973Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$87,0024Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$86,0315Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$76,5456Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$73,4577Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$71,4628Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$68,948Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OR
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Bend, OR
Central Oregon Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,266
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,447
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -89%
Linn-Benton Community College
- Annual net price
- $11,553
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,414
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -94%
Clackamas Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,855
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,557
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
Mt Hood Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,821
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,418
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -89%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $101,099 | $32,000 | Not reported |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | Associate's Degree | $93,597 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $87,002 | $22,484 | Not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $86,031 | Not available | 0 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $76,545 | $17,000 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $73,457 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $71,462 | $12,666 | 42 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $68,948 | Not available | Not reported |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $67,492 | $21,644 | 3 |
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $66,990 | Not available | 111 |
| Precision Metal Working | Associate's Degree | $64,659 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $63,566 | $24,250 | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | $63,183 | $23,570 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $61,231 | Not available | 92 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $60,004 | $23,250 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $59,792 | $15,273 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $59,285 | Not available | 13 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $55,469 | $24,000 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $54,279 | $28,402 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $52,211 | $20,031 | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $50,811 | $17,512 | Not reported |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $49,418 | $21,000 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $49,166 | $15,334 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,540 | Not available | 68 |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $46,972 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,601 | $12,834 | 56 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Associate's Degree | Not available | $21,409 | 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.