Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

Tulsa, OK · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$249,434 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.

60.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−83%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,967Observed 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
−$249,434at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$299,1040
2
4
6
8
−$249,43410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 60.2 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$20,940
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$20,940
Sticker price
Average net price$29,776
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$36,273
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$29,776Average net price / year
$36,273Cost of attendance
$49,967Median earnings · year 5 after completion
51.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
840Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

62thEarnings percentile
40thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$39,937Year 1
$59,016Year 4
$49,967Year 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.

1Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$90,2632Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$87,3023Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$74,4594Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$65,4495Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,3526Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,7497Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$48,5338Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,780

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$90,263Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$87,302$34,250
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$74,459$22,260
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$65,449$19,144
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,352$18,500
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,749$15,200
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$48,533$16,631
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,780$17,762
Air TransportationAssociate's DegreeNot available$19,186

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.