10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$203,760at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Rosedale Technical College
⌖ Pittsburgh, PA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$203,760 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.
46.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−79%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,528Observed 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
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$19,760Average net price / year
$29,468Cost of attendance
$12,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$127/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$50,528Median earnings · year 5 after completion
80.5%Completion rate
75.0%Admission rate
475Student 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
$41,291Year 1
$55,157Year 4
$50,528Year 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.
1Ground Transportation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,9852Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Associate's Degree$56,4693Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$55,4494Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Associate's Degree$55,3805Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,2426Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,321Observed 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.
1Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $57,985 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$3,325federal debt2Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $52,242 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$15,958federal debt3Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $49,321 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$11,113federal debt4Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate's Degree · $55,380 reported-5%vs same-degree national median$12,000federal debt5Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $55,449 reported-5%vs same-degree national median$12,000federal debt6Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's Degree · $56,469 reported-20%vs same-degree national median$16,000federal debt
Comparable colleges in PA
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Erie, PA
Mercyhurst University
- Annual net price
- $19,444
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,189
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -72%
Johnson College
- Annual net price
- $19,954
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,634
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Westminster College
- Annual net price
- $19,859
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,025
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -69%
Seton Hill University
- Annual net price
- $22,204
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,187
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -77%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,985 | $3,325 | Not reported |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Associate's Degree | $56,469 | $16,000 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $55,449 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Associate's Degree | $55,380 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $52,242 | $15,958 | 106 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,321 | $11,113 | 14 |
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.