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Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions associate's degree outcomes at Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, PA · Public · Federal field 5109

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The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$1,444 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
27.7% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling
$49,725 / year
10-year scenario
+74% · Positive payoff
Price evidence
College-wide context only
PRICE SENSITIVITY

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What stays fixed$63,945 observed annual earnings · 2 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not the exact price of this program category. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
OUTCOME SIGNALS

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+57%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$51,058$80,311
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
31Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
33Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
48Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$9,433

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$17,741

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$63,945

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$188/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$9,433Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$14,499Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE22.7%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$51,058Year 1
$63,945Year 4
$80,311Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

3.5% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$5,329
Estimated loan payment$188
48borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$63,945 vs. $65,389

$1,444 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
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Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Newtown, PA

Bucks County Community College

$9,944 higher earnings · $3,044 lower annual net price

Earnings
$73,889
Debt
$19,250
Annual net price
$6,389
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Media, PA

Delaware County Community College

$8,887 higher earnings · $2,857 lower annual net price

Earnings
$72,832
Debt
$21,136
Annual net price
$6,576
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Uniontown, PA

Laurel Technical Institute

$1,818 higher earnings · $1,608 lower annual net price

Earnings
$65,763
Debt
$21,946
Annual net price
$7,825
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New Kensington, PA

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington

$1,165 higher earnings · $5,116 less debt

Earnings
$65,110
Debt
$12,625
Annual net price
$18,305
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DATA QUALITY

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33 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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