10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$130,058at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Weatherford College
⌖ Weatherford, TX · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$130,058 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.
24.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−59%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,981Observed 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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$9,967Average net price / year
$15,978Cost of attendance
$53,981Median earnings · year 5 after completion
34.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,094Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$46,891Year 1
$59,564Year 4
$53,981Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$91,8972Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$86,0183Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$65,0444Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,5585Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$48,0606Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$45,3657Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$41,9638Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,220Observed 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.
McKinney, TX
Collin County Community College District
- Annual net price
- $8,969
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,741
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Central Texas College
- Annual net price
- $10,265
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,481
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
East Texas A&M University
- Annual net price
- $11,841
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,998
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Cisco College
- Annual net price
- $9,624
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,241
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $91,897 | $17,015 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $86,018 | $15,506 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $65,044 | $20,750 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $56,558 | $10,939 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $48,060 | $10,507 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $45,365 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $41,963 | Not available |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $40,220 | $9,875 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $16,571 | Not 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.