10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$248,408at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Tidewater Community College
⌖ Norfolk, VA · 44 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$248,408 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
−109%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,864Observed 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
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$11,762Average net price / year
$19,788Cost of attendance
$10,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$106/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$42,864Median earnings · year 5 after completion
31.7%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
12,082Student 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
$35,996Year 1
$48,786Year 4
$42,864Year 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.
1Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$80,4732Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$78,9963Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$76,4924Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$71,3425Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$69,8116Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Associate's Degree$67,4157Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,6628Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,351Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in VA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
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Richard Bland College
- Annual net price
- $13,045
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $43,037
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -108%
Central School of Practical Nursing
- Annual net price
- $8,029
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,749
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -115%
Central Virginia Community College
- Annual net price
- $6,928
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $42,170
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -114%
Blue Ridge Community College
- Annual net price
- $13,997
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,407
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -94%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $80,473 | Not available | 38 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $78,996 | $22,288 | Not reported |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | $76,492 | $12,250 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $71,342 | $12,530 | Not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $69,811 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Associate's Degree | $67,415 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $66,662 | $11,250 | 7 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $65,351 | $14,789 | 2 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $64,803 | $7,574 | 34 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $60,390 | $17,429 | 26 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $57,951 | $11,167 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,482 | $11,687 | 91 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $54,518 | Not available | Not reported |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | Associate's Degree | $52,870 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $52,533 | $11,950 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $51,095 | $7,000 | 26 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $50,925 | $17,601 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $50,852 | $11,243 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $47,597 | $14,795 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,471 | $14,795 | 62 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $45,829 | $11,872 | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $45,823 | $14,863 | Not reported |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's Degree | $45,557 | $9,787 | Not reported |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,471 | $6,464 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $45,431 | $15,329 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,052 | $14,942 | 647 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $43,620 | $8,455 | 23 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $42,659 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,246 | $13,490 | 23 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $42,176 | $20,682 | 24 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's Degree | $41,825 | $22,300 | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $41,334 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $39,788 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,446 | $11,856 | 13 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,855 | $16,500 | 210 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $37,564 | $20,275 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $35,513 | $16,150 | 19 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $34,757 | $19,010 | 11 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,842 | $19,066 | 8 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,658 | $8,070 | 55 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's Degree | $30,269 | $16,275 | Not reported |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,002 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $29,316 | $11,000 | 36 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's Degree | $28,976 | $12,320 | 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.