10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$234,414at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Tallahassee State College
⌖ Tallahassee, FL · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$234,414 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
−111%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,671Observed 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
$7,781Average net price / year
$13,378Cost of attendance
$42,671Median earnings · year 5 after completion
38.0%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
11,053Student 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
$41,966Year 1
$52,652Year 4
$42,671Year 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 · Associate's Degree$76,2702Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$65,2043Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$64,7894Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$58,5145Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,9126Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$42,3007Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$40,414Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in FL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Sarasota, FL
New College of Florida
- Annual net price
- $7,195
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,516
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -112%
Eastern Florida State College
- Annual net price
- $6,440
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,674
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -116%
Daytona State College
- Annual net price
- $7,177
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,480
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -102%
Lake-Sumter State College
- Annual net price
- $5,855
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,107
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -104%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $76,270 | $12,990 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $65,204 | $11,417 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $64,789 | $21,300 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | $58,514 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,912 | $26,862 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,300 | $8,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $40,414 | $16,722 |
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.