10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$408,870at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
South Florida Institute of Technology
⌖ Miami, FL · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$408,870 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.
—Modeled economic break-even
−133%Modeled 10-year ROI
$34,791Observed 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
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- 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
$31,695Average net price / year
$38,311Cost of attendance
$9,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$101/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$34,791Median earnings · year 5 after completion
83.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
9,747Student 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
$31,047Year 1
$38,955Year 4
$34,791Year 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.
1Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,0292Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,8943Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,0934Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,4765Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,0566Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,4027Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,157Observed 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.
1Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $44,894 reported+4%vs same-degree national median$9,350federal debt2Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $47,029 reported-6%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt3Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $40,093 reported-11%vs same-degree national median$8,508federal debt4Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $28,402 reported-17%vs same-degree national median$5,679federal debt5Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $30,056 reported-19%vs same-degree national median$9,493federal debt6Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $30,476 reported-27%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in FL
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Spring Hill, FL
ATA Career Education
- Annual net price
- $28,250
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,770
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -135%
Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota
- Annual net price
- $28,945
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,040
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -137%
Concorde Career Institute-Miramar
- Annual net price
- $27,673
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $35,405
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -133%
Meridian College
- Annual net price
- $29,812
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,104
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -123%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,029 | $9,500 | 164 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $44,894 | $9,350 | Not reported |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,093 | $8,508 | Not reported |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,476 | Not available | 72 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,056 | $9,493 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,402 | $5,679 | 1,211 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,157 | $9,500 | Not reported |
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.