Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Yuba College

Marysville, CA · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$179,304 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.

173.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−94%Modeled 10-year ROI
$46,100Observed 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
−$179,304at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$190,3040
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4
6
8
−$179,30410
Years after graduationBreak-even: 173.0 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$1,128
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$8,208
Sticker price
Average net price$2,576
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$11,496
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$2,576Average net price / year
$11,496Cost of attendance
$46,100Median earnings · year 5 after completion
39.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
4,779Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

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

51thEarnings percentile
24thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$44,265Year 1
$63,022Year 4
$46,100Year 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$116,1422Criminal Justice and Corrections · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$79,3133Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree$59,6504Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$54,2365Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$47,4786Social Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$43,9657Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,2258Psychology, General · Associate's Degree$30,678

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

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

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Cerritos College

Annual net price
$2,424
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,070
Modeled 10-year ROI
-100%
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Annual net price
$3,860
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,964
Modeled 10-year ROI
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Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica College

Annual net price
$2,779
Observed earnings · year 5
$44,107
Modeled 10-year ROI
-105%
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Victorville, CA

Victor Valley College

Annual net price
$1,947
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,952
Modeled 10-year ROI
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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$116,142$8,729
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$79,313Not available
Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree$59,650Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$54,236Not available
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$47,478Not available
Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$43,965Not available
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,225Not available
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$30,678Not 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.