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Saddleback College

⌖ Mission Viejo, CA · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$103,658 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.

21.2 yrsModeled economic break-even

−53%Modeled 10-year ROI

$54,295Observed 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

−$103,658at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$196,6080

−$103,65810

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$1,156

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$11,860

Sticker price

Average net price$4,152

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$13,939

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$4,152Average net price / year

$13,939Cost of attendance

$54,295Median earnings · year 5 after completion

48.0%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

17,684Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

71thEarnings percentile

35thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,115Year 1

$46,604Year 4

$54,295Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$5,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	Not available	$5,914

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.