10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$195,458at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Sinclair Community College
⌖ Dayton, OH · 38 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$195,458 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.
239.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−96%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,851Observed 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
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$5,992Average net price / year
$11,003Cost of attendance
$12,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$127/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$45,851Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
13,308Student 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
$38,408Year 1
$48,980Year 4
$45,851Year 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 · Associate's Degree$76,3092Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$74,9993Fire Protection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,1944Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$68,9355Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$67,5126Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$61,4057Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,1608Accounting and Related Services · Associate's Degree$57,157Observed 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.
1Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $50,731 reported+51%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $51,113 reported+49%vs same-degree national median$7,750federal debt3Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree · $74,999 reported+36%vs same-degree national median$17,816federal debt4Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $45,867 reported+24%vs same-degree national median$20,437federal debt5Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · $57,157 reported+20%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Social WorkAssociate's Degree · $44,586 reported+13%vs same-degree national median$12,500federal debt
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Cleveland, OH
Cuyahoga Community College District
- Annual net price
- $4,266
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,715
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Stark State College
- Annual net price
- $5,986
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,433
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Lorain County Community College
- Annual net price
- $3,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,785
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -91%
Edison State Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,142
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,635
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -78%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $76,309 | $21,667 | Not reported |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $74,999 | $17,816 | Not reported |
| Fire Protection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $70,194 | $10,950 | 1 |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | $68,935 | $9,192 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $67,512 | $17,019 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $61,405 | $19,346 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $57,160 | $14,167 | 130 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $57,157 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $53,553 | $13,980 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $51,113 | $7,750 | 72 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $50,731 | Not available | 35 |
| Real Estate | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,643 | $13,718 | 4 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $47,282 | $18,225 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $45,867 | $20,437 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $44,816 | $11,944 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $44,664 | $8,600 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | $44,586 | $12,500 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Associate's Degree | $43,697 | $11,854 | Not reported |
| Real Estate | Associate's Degree | $43,411 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $43,344 | $12,500 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $40,651 | $12,129 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,601 | $9,183 | 13 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $38,421 | Not available | Not reported |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $38,325 | Not available | Not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $37,187 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,861 | $9,929 | 62 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,992 | $9,266 | 503 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,791 | $5,500 | 32 |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $32,867 | $13,661 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,671 | $8,190 | 78 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $27,210 | $15,834 | 61 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $25,759 | $6,147 | 10 |
| Social Work | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $23,617 | $7,500 | 52 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Associate's Degree | Not available | $10,089 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | Not available | $13,918 | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $12,822 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $18,043 | Not reported |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $8,463 | 169 |
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.