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University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College

North Little Rock, AR · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$307,018 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
−129%Modeled 10-year ROI
$38,029Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$307,018at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$237,3080
2
4
6
8
−$307,01810
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
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.

Published in-state tuition$6,300
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$9,450
Sticker price
Average net price$14,327
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$20,811
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,327Average net price / year
$20,811Cost of attendance
$38,029Median earnings · year 5 after completion
36.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,118Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

34thEarnings percentile
19thCompletion percentile
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.

$41,292Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$14,750Median federal debt across categories that report debt
8%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,496Year 1
$41,807Year 4
$38,029Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$63,3742Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,4713Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$50,7934Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,1255Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$49,1826Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$41,6227Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree$41,2928Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,191

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in AR

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Hot Springs, AR

National Park College

Annual net price
$12,720
Observed earnings · year 5
$39,482
Modeled 10-year ROI
-124%
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Beebe, AR

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Annual net price
$11,698
Observed earnings · year 5
$38,971
Modeled 10-year ROI
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Annual net price
$12,653
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,710
Modeled 10-year ROI
-114%
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Mountain Home, AR

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home

Annual net price
$8,847
Observed earnings · year 5
$37,231
Modeled 10-year ROI
-136%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$63,374$21,250
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,471Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$50,793Not available
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,125$9,949
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree$49,182$13,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$41,622$19,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree$41,292$9,125
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,191$4,142
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$39,359$24,367
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$35,448$14,849
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,337$14,750
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$35,181$19,250

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.