10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$167,252at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Prairie State College
⌖ Chicago Heights, IL · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$167,252 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.
62.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−84%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,170Observed 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, completion and earnings context
$4,738Average net price / year
$13,908Cost of attendance
$48,170Median earnings · year 5 after completion
21.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,443Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$38,834Year 1
$50,647Year 4
$48,170Year 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$87,2122Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$65,5053Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,4744Health/Medical Preparatory Programs · Associate's Degree$48,7095Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$47,5506Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$47,0627Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,2058Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$39,190Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in IL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Malta, IL
Kishwaukee College
- Annual net price
- $4,574
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,285
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -88%
Richland Community College
- Annual net price
- $3,741
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,325
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -83%
Kankakee Community College
- Annual net price
- $4,665
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,490
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -77%
Morton College
- Annual net price
- $5,191
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,967
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -90%
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 | $87,212 | $24,122 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $65,505 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,474 | $13,209 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Associate's Degree | $48,709 | $16,154 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $47,550 | $12,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $47,062 | $15,437 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,205 | $12,554 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $39,190 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $32,438 | 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.