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South Florida State College

Avon Park, FL · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$208,748 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.

Modeled economic break-even
−107%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,676Observed 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
−$208,748at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$195,5080
2
4
6
8
−$208,74810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 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$3,165
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$11,859
Sticker price
Average net price$3,877
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$10,169
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$3,877Average net price / year
$10,169Cost of attendance
$43,676Median earnings · year 5 after completion
47.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,045Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

46thEarnings percentile
34thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,102Year 1
$48,619Year 4
$43,676Year 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 · Bachelor's Degree$102,0662Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$82,4323Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$62,7094Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$44,8745Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$40,830

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State College

Annual net price
$3,815
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,522
Modeled 10-year ROI
-113%
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Miami Lakes, FL

Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College

Annual net price
$2,839
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,448
Modeled 10-year ROI
-113%
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Pensacola, FL

Pensacola State College

Annual net price
$3,957
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,353
Modeled 10-year ROI
-119%
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Leesburg, FL

Lake-Sumter State College

Annual net price
$5,855
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,107
Modeled 10-year ROI
-104%
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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 NursingBachelor's Degree$102,066Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$82,432$10,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$62,709Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$44,874Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$40,830$5,908

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.