10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$130,126at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Seattle Central College
⌖ Seattle, WA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$130,126 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.
25.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,515Observed 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
$8,819Average net price / year
$17,889Cost of attendance
$53,515Median earnings · year 5 after completion
31.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,953Student 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
$54,412Year 1
$60,072Year 4
$53,515Year 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.
1Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$95,4862Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$88,8263Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$85,8094Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$64,1285Culinary Arts and Related Services · Associate's Degree$53,9466Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$47,5067Design and Applied Arts · Associate's Degree$43,416Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Pasco, WA
Columbia Basin College
- Annual net price
- $8,317
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,951
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -58%
Tacoma Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,376
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,883
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -63%
Highline College
- Annual net price
- $9,879
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,981
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Olympic College
- Annual net price
- $7,172
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,056
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $95,486 | $12,974 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $88,826 | $18,312 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $85,809 | $18,625 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $64,128 | Not available |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $53,946 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $47,506 | $9,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $43,416 | $14,085 |
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.