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Century College

White Bear Lake, MN 6,280 Undergrads 32.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$15,983
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,906
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,401
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$10,906
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$54,401
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$46,424
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate32.9%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age24.7
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients42.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time41.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$575k
+$60k
+$91k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$555k
+$40k
+$71k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$546k
+$30k
+$62k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
30
354%
Full Cost$16k/yr
32
210%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return503%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return77%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,943
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,989
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,011
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,761
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,789
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$50,687
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,800
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,613
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$292k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
CertCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,242
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,270
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,406
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,639
Natl Median: $45,385
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $24,479
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,382
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,600
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,635
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
Median Debt
$17,198
Earnings (4yr)
$74,778
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,476
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,401
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,621
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$63,627
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,157
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,656
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,281
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$281k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $27,014
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Median Debt
$17,879
Earnings (4yr)
$62,166
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
Median Debt
$15,699
Earnings (4yr)
$52,382
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$35,917
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,478
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Education, General
AssocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,344
Natl Median: $41,787
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
AssocCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,865
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,186
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,059
Earnings (4yr)
$46,313
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,767
Natl Median: $51,180
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,972
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,255
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
AssocCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,829
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$40,111
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,799
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,145
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Plant Sciences
AssocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,971
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,725
Earnings (4yr)
$79,727
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,498
Natl Median: $43,854
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,424
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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.