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Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$245,048 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
−109%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,912Observed 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
−$245,048at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$224,1680
2
4
6
8
−$245,04810
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
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$5,256
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,300
Sticker price
Average net price$11,042
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$18,962
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$11,042Average net price / year
$18,962Cost of attendance
$42,912Median earnings · year 5 after completion
9.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,559Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

44thEarnings percentile
1thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$34,814Year 1
$46,107Year 4
$42,912Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$102,9572Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,4353Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$42,0824Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,5875Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,995

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Ontario, OR

Treasure Valley Community College

Annual net price
$11,172
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,646
Modeled 10-year ROI
-124%
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Albany, OR

Linn-Benton Community College

Annual net price
$11,553
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,414
Modeled 10-year ROI
-94%
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Roseburg, OR

Umpqua Community College

Annual net price
$8,340
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,726
Modeled 10-year ROI
-101%
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Pendleton, OR

Blue Mountain Community College

Annual net price
$13,095
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,127
Modeled 10-year ROI
-121%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$102,957$20,950
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,435$12,930
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$42,082$10,641
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,587$16,472
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,995Not 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.