10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$213,674at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Tyler Junior College
⌖ Tyler, TX · 15 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$213,674 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.
308.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−97%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,715Observed 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.
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
$10,206Average net price / year
$16,654Cost of attendance
$11,995Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$127/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$45,715Median earnings · year 5 after completion
27.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
9,087Student 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
$39,636Year 1
$48,557Year 4
$45,715Year 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.
1Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$84,1272Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$74,9943Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$62,6834Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$60,6095Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,6996Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$52,7867Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$51,0718Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$43,827Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Brenham, TX
Blinn College District
- Annual net price
- $10,844
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,870
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -87%
Angelina College
- Annual net price
- $7,773
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,311
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -99%
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
- Annual net price
- $12,997
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,254
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -99%
Temple College
- Annual net price
- $10,682
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,959
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -82%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $84,127 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $74,994 | $20,000 | Not reported |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's Degree | $62,683 | $16,241 | Not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $60,609 | $16,844 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $54,699 | $16,875 | 117 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $52,786 | $14,500 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $51,071 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $43,827 | $11,000 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $43,805 | $11,010 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $42,738 | $12,000 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $40,997 | $19,717 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $40,517 | $17,239 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $38,298 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Associate's Degree | $37,949 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | $34,457 | $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.