10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$193,980at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
⌖ Delhi, NY · 27 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$193,980 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.
45.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$50,492Observed 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
- Rural
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$17,225Average net price / year
$26,944Cost of attendance
$15,180Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$161/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$50,492Median earnings · year 5 after completion
45.4%Completion rate
89.0%Admission rate
2,843Student 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
$45,539Year 1
$56,927Year 4
$50,492Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$109,8192Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$109,3873Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$92,4194Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$82,1385Construction Management · Bachelor's Degree$81,0476Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$72,5307Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,7058Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree$64,612Observed 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.
1Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $69,705 reported+31%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree · $72,530 reported+30%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · $50,208 reported+27%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $109,387 reported+23%vs same-degree national median$24,008federal debt5Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · $56,164 reported+18%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $92,419 reported+14%vs same-degree national median$21,750federal 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.
Fredonia, NY
SUNY at Fredonia
- Annual net price
- $15,897
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,968
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -80%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
- Annual net price
- $15,268
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,680
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -68%
Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
- Annual net price
- $18,150
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,895
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -92%
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Annual net price
- $17,156
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,178
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $109,819 | Not available | 0 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $109,387 | $24,008 | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $92,419 | $21,750 | Not reported |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $82,138 | Not available | Not reported |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $81,047 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $72,530 | Not available | Not reported |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $69,705 | Not available | 39 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $64,612 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $59,095 | Not available | Not reported |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,573 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Associate's Degree | $57,554 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $56,164 | Not available | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,711 | Not available | 43 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $55,439 | Not available | Not reported |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services | Associate's Degree | $53,563 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $53,385 | $29,000 | Not reported |
| Precision Metal Working | Associate's Degree | $51,978 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,716 | Not available | Not reported |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $50,208 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $49,141 | $27,743 | Not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | $48,006 | $23,280 | Not reported |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $45,297 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Carpenters | Associate's Degree | $45,162 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $45,039 | Not available | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Associate's Degree | $44,940 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $40,802 | $14,250 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $38,533 | $12,000 | 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.