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Chemeketa Community College

Salem, OR 6,610 Undergrads 25.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$16,151
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,200
After Aid
Median Earnings
$50,594
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,200
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$50,594
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$40,968
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate25.7%
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 Age25.1
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 Recipients39.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time49.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS60.7%

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
+$538k
+$23k
+$54k
Median Cost$8k/yr
+$523k
+$8k
+$39k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$509k
-$7k
+$24k

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
30
∞
Median Cost$8k/yr
35
258%
Full Cost$16k/yr
41
82%
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 Return264%

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 Return20%
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)
-
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$82,215
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$407k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,019
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,948
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,590
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$433k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,590
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$96k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,476
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,427
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,154
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,597
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,896
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$64,493
Natl Median: $65,477
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,699
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$16,663
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,747
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$830
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,307
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$106,187
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$545k
Social Work
AssocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,118
Natl Median: $39,409
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,286
Natl Median: $37,614
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,497
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,933
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,426
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,268
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,717
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$95,202
Natl Median: $50,791
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,120
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.