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Alexandria Technical & Community College
Alexandria, MN 1,533 Undergrads 63.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$18,698
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,691
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,377
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$13,691
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$59,377
Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5
Graduation Rate63.8%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time67.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$623k
+$107k
+$138k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$598k
+$82k
+$113k
Full Cost$19k/yr
+$589k
+$73k
+$104k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
28
451%
Full Cost$19k/yr
29
303%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return679%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return117%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CertCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,053
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,397
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,981
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services
CertCIP: 1902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,484
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CertCIP: 5218
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,001
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Ground Transportation
CertCIP: 4902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,538
Natl Median: $52,118
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$7,464
Earnings (4yr)
$55,989
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$65,946
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$243k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CertCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,369
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$115k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,421
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,559
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,682
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,292
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,066
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,165
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$73,919
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
AssocCIP: 5218
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,107
Natl Median: $46,500
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,995
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Human Services, General
AssocCIP: 4400
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Information Science/Studies
AssocCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,799
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,411
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (4yr)
$42,774
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
AssocCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,050
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
AssocCIP: 5219
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,002
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,476
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,696
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,688
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$307k
Bachelor's Degrees
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Other Programs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
DegCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.