10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$379,724at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College
⌖ Rockford, IL · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$379,724 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
−143%Modeled 10-year ROI
$33,668Observed 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
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$21,601Average net price / year
$28,452Cost of attendance
$14,302Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$152/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$33,668Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
682Student 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
$30,843Year 1
$37,799Year 4
$33,668Year 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 · Associate's Degree$56,3512Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,7093Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,0584Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,9765Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,2546Legal Support Services · Associate's Degree$40,5937Legal Support Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,3598Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Associate's Degree$38,195Observed 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.
1Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $43,976 reported+14%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $36,049 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$15,333federal debt3Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical SciencesAssociate's Degree · $38,195 reported-0%vs same-degree national median$21,335federal debt4Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $34,949 reported-6%vs same-degree national median$30,203federal debt5Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $45,058 reported-7%vs same-degree national median$13,000federal debt6Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree · $40,593 reported-9%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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- Annual net price
- $20,462
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- $35,799
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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- Annual net price
- $26,376
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $34,569
- Modeled 10-year ROI
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Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $56,351 | $30,902 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $49,709 | $31,527 | 42 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,058 | $13,000 | 50 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $43,976 | Not available | 7 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,254 | $13,730 | 47 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $40,593 | Not available | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,359 | $20,834 | 12 |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Associate's Degree | $38,195 | $21,335 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $36,049 | $15,333 | 124 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $35,737 | $16,563 | 14 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $34,949 | $30,203 | Not reported |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Associate's Degree | $32,027 | $27,773 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,679 | $16,888 | Not reported |
| Animal Sciences | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $27,324 | $17,480 | 3 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $13,583 | 69 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | Not available | $29,832 | Not reported |
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.