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Virginia Peninsula Community College

⌖ Hampton, VA · 13 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$205,658 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.

870.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−99%Modeled 10-year ROI
$45,239Observed 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
−$205,658at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$208,0480
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4
6
8
−$205,65810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 870.5 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$5,088
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$11,526
Sticker price
Average net price$7,012
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$13,576
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$7,012Average net price / year
$13,576Cost of attendance
$45,239Median earnings · year 5 after completion
33.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,941Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

49thEarnings percentile
17thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$34,405Year 1
$47,856Year 4
$45,239Year 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.

1Engineering, General · Associate's Degree$72,8442Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$72,8013Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,2084Business Administration, Management and Operations · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,6975Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$53,5846Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree$46,2697Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,7468Social Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$42,697

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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.

Middletown, VA

Laurel Ridge Community College

Annual net price
$6,013
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,177
Modeled 10-year ROI
-99%
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Brightpoint Community College

Annual net price
$5,490
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,019
Modeled 10-year ROI
-95%
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Central Virginia Community College

Annual net price
$6,928
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,170
Modeled 10-year ROI
-114%
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University of Virginia's College at Wise

Annual net price
$9,210
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,382
Modeled 10-year ROI
-94%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree$72,844Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$72,801$15,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,208$17,600
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,697$15,280
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$53,584$12,000
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree$46,269$10,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,746$10,375
Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$42,697$10,500
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree$41,083$16,604
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,569$8,802
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$35,626$5,954
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$35,057$25,600
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$24,703

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.