Carver Career Center

Charleston, WV 169 Undergrads 88.5% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$9,947

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$6,941

After Aid

Median Earnings

$33,190

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,941

Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5

Earnings (10yr)$33,190

Peer Midpoint: $34,461

Graduation Rate88.5%

Peer Midpoint: 68.7%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients78.8%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time100.0%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS47.5%

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

+$388k

+$2k

-$89k

Median Cost$7k/yr

+$382k

-$4k

-$96k

Full Cost$10k/yr

+$379k

-$7k

-$99k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

Never

-∞

Median Cost$7k/yr

Never

-1489%

Full Cost$10k/yr

Never

-1069%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return-1846%

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 Return-382%

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 Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,976

Nat: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

+$22k

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

CertCIP: 1204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$20,677

Nat: $26,307

Lifetime Value Added

-$243k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

CertCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $30,572

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Data Processing

CertCIP: 1103

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $46,061

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $53,359

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

CertCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$51,683

Nat: $53,078

Lifetime Value Added

+$93k

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1505

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$20,140

Nat: $45,268

Lifetime Value Added

-$235k

Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services

CertCIP: 4605

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $49,996

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 0183

Median Debt

Earnings

Nat: $34,862

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, 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 should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.