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Vance-Granville Community College

Henderson, NC · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$229,514 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
−119%Modeled 10-year ROI
$41,363Observed 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
−$229,514at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$193,1440
2
4
6
8
−$229,51410
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$1,944
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,552
Sticker price
Average net price$3,286
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$13,153
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$3,286Average net price / year
$13,153Cost of attendance
$41,363Median earnings · year 5 after completion
52.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,665Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

41thEarnings percentile
41thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,672Year 1
$47,633Year 4
$41,363Year 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.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$87,7072Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$60,4773Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,9404Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$42,3945Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,3736Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$39,6447Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$38,1228Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$33,059

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NC

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

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Annual net price
$3,589
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,844
Modeled 10-year ROI
-121%
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Clinton, NC

Sampson Community College

Annual net price
$3,108
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,663
Modeled 10-year ROI
-123%
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Rocky Mount, NC

Nash Community College

Annual net price
$3,338
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,817
Modeled 10-year ROI
-111%
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Wentworth, NC

Rockingham Community College

Annual net price
$2,060
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,462
Modeled 10-year ROI
-124%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$87,707$14,833
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$60,477Not available
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,940Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$42,394Not available
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,373Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$39,644Not available
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$38,122Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree$33,059Not available

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.