10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$189,642at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Santa Fe College
⌖ Gainesville, FL · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$189,642 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.
64.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−85%Modeled 10-year ROI
$48,475Observed 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
$11,098Average net price / year
$14,165Cost of attendance
$48,475Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
11,122Student 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
$42,955Year 1
$53,155Year 4
$48,475Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$89,6752Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$77,3743Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$66,9974Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$61,0625Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,5746Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$58,1797Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$57,6458Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$49,896Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in FL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Winter Haven, FL
Polk State College
- Annual net price
- $9,427
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,130
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -86%
Palm Beach State College
- Annual net price
- $9,182
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,727
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
The College of the Florida Keys
- Annual net price
- $13,636
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,819
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Seminole State College of Florida
- Annual net price
- $8,970
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,463
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
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.