Cleveland State Community College

Cleveland, TN 1,975 Undergrads 30.5% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$14,834

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$6,384

After Aid

Median Earnings

$45,295

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,384

Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$45,295

Peer Midpoint: $34,461

Graduation Rate30.5%

Peer Midpoint: 68.7%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients44.8%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time69.4%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS56.8%

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

+$526k

+$135k

+$42k

Median Cost$6k/yr

+$520k

+$129k

+$36k

Full Cost$15k/yr

+$512k

+$121k

+$28k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$6k/yr

605%

Full Cost$15k/yr

203%

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 Return505%

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 Return70%

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)

$42,890

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

+$10k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$54,057

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

+$129k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

CertCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$20,022

Natl Median: $32,681

Lifetime Value Added

-$249k

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

CertCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

CertCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$49,946

Natl Median: $57,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$75k

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,492

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1504

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,202

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1517

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,796

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,024

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

AssocCIP: 5108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$35,525

Natl Median: $42,269

Lifetime Value Added

-$109k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$8,750

Earnings (4yr)

$56,182

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

+$96k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$28,690

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

-$185k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1504

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,046

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General

AssocCIP: 1500

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,343

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$17,806

Natl Median: $34,184

Lifetime Value Added

-$296k

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1506

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$51,829

Natl Median: $73,593

Lifetime Value Added

+$44k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$8,125

Earnings (4yr)

$35,460

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$109k

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General

AssocCIP: 3000

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $45,709

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Music

AssocCIP: 5009

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,056

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other

AssocCIP: 4499

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,506

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$77,699

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$293k

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.