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Salt Lake Community College

⌖ Salt Lake City, UT · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$128,556 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.

24.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−59%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,066Observed 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
−$128,556at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$219,2160
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4
6
8
−$128,55610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 24.2 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$4,426
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$14,244
Sticker price
Average net price$9,804
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,417
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$9,804Average net price / year
$14,417Cost of attendance
$54,066Median earnings · year 5 after completion
29.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
18,136Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

71thEarnings percentile
11thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,023Year 1
$55,279Year 4
$54,066Year 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$80,5262Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$75,1973Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$74,2004Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$74,1785Mechanical Engineering · Associate's Degree$73,3886Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$72,3577Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$62,9458Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$57,824

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

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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$80,526$15,085
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$75,197$11,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$74,200$10,250
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$74,178$13,500
Mechanical EngineeringAssociate's Degree$73,388Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$72,357$12,500
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$62,945$9,525
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$57,824$11,750
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$57,197$6,334
Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's Degree$56,408$12,220
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,726$6,625
Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's Degree$50,857$11,375
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$49,687$8,000
Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$48,740Not available
SociologyAssociate's Degree$46,471$9,500
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$46,287$9,357
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$45,017$13,649
Social WorkAssociate's Degree$42,206Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$40,799$14,136
Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$40,740$10,766
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$38,455$8,432
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$36,824Not available
Legal Support ServicesAssociate's DegreeNot available$12,250

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.