10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$295,402at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Southeast Arkansas College
⌖ Pine Bluff, AR · 4 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$295,402 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
−115%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,075Observed 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
$19,038Average net price / year
$22,405Cost of attendance
$41,075Median earnings · year 5 after completion
28.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
851Student 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
$33,900Year 1
$42,328Year 4
$41,075Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,0592Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,6863Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,2724Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,201Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in AR
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Springdale, AR
Northwest Technical Institute
- Annual net price
- $15,992
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,597
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- Annual net price
- $12,653
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,710
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -114%
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
- Annual net price
- $14,327
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $38,029
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -129%
National Park College
- Annual net price
- $12,720
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,482
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -124%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $52,059 | $9,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,686 | $13,553 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,272 | $14,484 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $29,201 | $10,496 |
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.