10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$225,370at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
SUNY Broome Community College
⌖ Binghamton, NY · 21 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$225,370 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
−104%Modeled 10-year ROI
$44,039Observed 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
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$8,940Average net price / year
$16,640Cost of attendance
$12,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$127/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$44,039Median earnings · year 5 after completion
23.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,055Student 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
$36,091Year 1
$48,966Year 4
$44,039Year 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.
1Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$96,8872Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$89,9263Engineering Science · Associate's Degree$74,5664Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$66,4995Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$65,7536Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$63,7647Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$58,5918Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$53,003Observed 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 · $96,887 reported+151%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $89,926 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$26,872federal debt3Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $63,764 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$30,139federal debt4Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $44,950 reported+10%vs same-degree national median$17,500federal debt5Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $53,003 reported+9%vs same-degree national median$11,535federal debt6Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $66,499 reported+7%vs same-degree national median$18,876federal debt
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Utica, NY
Mohawk Valley Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,987
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,303
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Onondaga Community College
- Annual net price
- $8,562
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,591
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -107%
Jamestown Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,850
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,252
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
SUNY Corning Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,373
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,250
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $96,887 | Not available | 61 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $89,926 | $26,872 | Not reported |
| Engineering Science | Associate's Degree | $74,566 | $11,750 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $66,499 | $18,876 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $65,753 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $63,764 | $30,139 | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $58,591 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $53,003 | $11,535 | Not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $47,859 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $47,840 | $11,674 | Not reported |
| Data Processing | Associate's Degree | $45,553 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $44,950 | $17,500 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $44,584 | Not available | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $44,099 | $21,487 | Not reported |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Associate's Degree | $42,692 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Associate's Degree | $41,534 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $39,732 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Associate's Degree | $37,080 | Not available | Not reported |
| Marketing | Associate's Degree | $37,029 | Not available | Not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Associate's Degree | $35,516 | $11,293 | Not reported |
| Music | Associate's Degree | $31,215 | Not available | 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.