Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, NJ 7,901 Undergrads 34.6% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$18,143

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$11,231

After Aid

Median Earnings

$50,402

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,231

Peer Midpoint: $9,847

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$50,402

Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5

Graduation Rate34.6%

Peer Midpoint: 34.6%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients29.7%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time51.7%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS57.8%

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

+$536k

+$21k

+$52k

Median Cost$11k/yr

+$516k

+$151

+$31k

Full Cost$18k/yr

+$503k

-$13k

+$19k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$11k/yr

152%

Full Cost$18k/yr

56%

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 Return213%

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 Return4%

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

Accounting and Related Services

CertCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,589

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

CertCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,984

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,615

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Culinary Arts and Related Services

CertCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,037

Natl Median: $30,572

Lifetime Value Added

+$18k

Design and Applied Arts

CertCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,116

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4701

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,027

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

CertCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,747

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

CertCIP: 5135

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $29,652

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$16,325

Earnings (4yr)

$72,933

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

+$242k

Architecture

AssocCIP: 0402

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,546

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1002

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,660

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$10,100

Earnings (4yr)

$53,328

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

+$60k

Business/Commerce, General

AssocCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,927

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$8,675

Earnings (4yr)

$63,402

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

+$156k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

AssocCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$52,104

Natl Median: $54,726

Lifetime Value Added

+$48k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$11,500

Earnings (4yr)

$49,932

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

+$27k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$42,483

Natl Median: $39,605

Lifetime Value Added

-$47k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$26,353

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

-$201k

Education, General

AssocCIP: 1301

Median Debt

$10,494

Earnings (4yr)

$45,867

Natl Median: $41,787

Lifetime Value Added

-$13k

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

AssocCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,808

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $67,792

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, General

AssocCIP: 1401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$75,974

Natl Median: $72,916

Lifetime Value Added

+$269k

Fine and Studio Arts

AssocCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,650

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Graphic Communications

AssocCIP: 1003

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,221

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$45,928

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$13k

Homeland Security

AssocCIP: 4303

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,829

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Legal Support Services

AssocCIP: 2203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,721

Natl Median: $44,669

Lifetime Value Added

-$25k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$10,399

Earnings (4yr)

$38,816

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$84k

Marketing

AssocCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,264

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$56,773

Natl Median: $64,773

Lifetime Value Added

+$93k

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

AssocCIP: 3099

Median Debt

$13,250

Earnings (4yr)

$48,587

Natl Median: $50,491

Lifetime Value Added

+$13k

Music

AssocCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,056

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

AssocCIP: 0301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,634

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Health

AssocCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,759

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$15,120

Earnings (4yr)

$94,122

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$432k

Social Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 4501

Median Debt

$11,000

Earnings (4yr)

$44,277

Natl Median: $43,146

Lifetime Value Added

-$29k

Social Work

AssocCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$12,000

Earnings (4yr)

$57,548

Natl Median: $39,409

Lifetime Value Added

+$101k

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

AssocCIP: 5219

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$41,667

Natl Median: $53,002

Lifetime Value Added

-$56k

Teaching Assistants/Aides

AssocCIP: 1315

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,642

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.