10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$261,866at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Spokane Falls Community College
⌖ Spokane, WA · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$261,866 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
−125%Modeled 10-year ROI
$39,777Observed 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
$7,409Average net price / year
$15,685Cost of attendance
$39,777Median earnings · year 5 after completion
32.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,199Student 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
$32,882Year 1
$44,489Year 4
$39,777Year 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.
1Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$51,8012Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$50,9793Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Associate's Degree$46,0464Marketing · Associate's Degree$43,2195Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$42,5236Design and Applied Arts · Associate's Degree$42,1137Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$38,9568Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$35,709Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in WA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Aberdeen, WA
Grays Harbor College
- Annual net price
- $4,783
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $39,901
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -126%
Peninsula College
- Annual net price
- $9,246
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,499
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -116%
Whatcom Community College
- Annual net price
- $11,795
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,786
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -114%
Big Bend Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,210
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,648
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -115%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $51,801 | Not available |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $50,979 | $21,000 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | $46,046 | $19,000 |
| Marketing | Associate's Degree | $43,219 | $19,652 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,523 | $11,991 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $42,113 | $14,657 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $38,956 | $20,414 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $35,709 | $12,500 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,849 | Not available |
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.