Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

West Coast University-Texas

Richardson, TX · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$244,890 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

6.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
+62%Modeled 10-year ROI
$108,697Observed 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
+$244,890at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$392,0800
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4
6
8
+$244,89010
Years after graduationBreak-even: 6.2 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$36,854
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$36,854
Sticker price
Average net price$53,020
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,938
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$53,020Average net price / year
$55,938Cost of attendance
$108,697Median earnings · year 5 after completion
31.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,673Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

99thEarnings percentile
13thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$95,294Year 1
$110,100Year 4
$108,697Year 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.

1Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · Master's Degree$144,1642Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Doctoral Degree$138,4313Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$136,5204Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$111,4555Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$95,3606Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$91,6857Public Health · Master's Degree$86,4908Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Bachelor's Degree$85,797

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

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in TX

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

Houston, TX

Chamberlain University-Texas

Annual net price
$32,209
Observed earnings · year 5
$95,339
Modeled 10-year ROI
+63%
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Richardson, TX

Galen Health Institutes-Dallas

Annual net price
$30,998
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,805
Modeled 10-year ROI
-12%
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Houston, TX

Galen Health Institutes-Houston

Annual net price
$30,222
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,805
Modeled 10-year ROI
-11%
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Round Rock, TX

Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus

Annual net price
$30,187
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,805
Modeled 10-year ROI
-11%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's Degree$144,164Not available
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree$138,431Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$136,520Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$111,455$38,145
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral Degree$95,360Not available
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$91,685Not available
Public HealthMaster's Degree$86,490Not available
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$85,797$36,134
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$77,341Not 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.