10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$219,614at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Stark State College
⌖ North Canton, OH · 25 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$219,614 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
−108%Modeled 10-year ROI
$43,433Observed 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
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$5,986Average net price / year
$10,755Cost of attendance
$13,786Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$146/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$43,433Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,749Student 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
$39,757Year 1
$49,440Year 4
$43,433Year 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.
1Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$128,5902Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$73,2323Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$67,0444Mechanical Engineering · Associate's Degree$61,2445Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$58,1926Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$57,5277Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,7878Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications · Associate's Degree$52,850Observed 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/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $128,590 reported+90%vs same-degree national median$11,083federal debt2Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $43,568 reported+29%vs same-degree national median$10,563federal debt3Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $39,571 reported+12%vs same-degree national median$17,025federal debt4Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $51,648 reported+6%vs same-degree national median$16,650federal debt5Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · $50,158 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$19,455federal debt6Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $67,044 reported+3%vs same-degree national median$17,860federal debt
Comparable colleges in OH
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Dayton, OH
Sinclair Community College
- Annual net price
- $5,992
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,851
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -96%
Washington State College of Ohio
- Annual net price
- $7,714
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,437
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Belmont College
- Annual net price
- $6,995
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,531
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -117%
Southern State Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,674
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,442
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $128,590 | $11,083 | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $73,232 | $26,871 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $67,044 | $17,860 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Associate's Degree | $61,244 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $58,192 | Not available | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $57,527 | $17,750 | Not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,787 | Not available | 19 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $52,850 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $51,648 | $16,650 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $50,226 | Not available | 59 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $50,158 | $19,455 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $45,189 | $14,200 | Not reported |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $44,203 | $12,747 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $43,706 | $16,350 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $43,568 | $10,563 | 25 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $39,983 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,571 | $17,025 | 28 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $36,493 | Not available | Not reported |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $36,018 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | $35,009 | $25,177 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $34,844 | $20,364 | Not reported |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | $34,518 | $6,881 | Not reported |
| Education, General | Associate's Degree | $31,527 | $15,957 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | Not available | $16,000 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $30,000 | 33 |
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.