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College of Central Florida

Ocala, FL 5,033 Undergrads 46.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$18,424
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$12,088
After Aid
Median Earnings
$46,025
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$12,088
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$46,025
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$38,203
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate46.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age24.3
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 Recipients49.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time43.9%
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
Assuming 4 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
+$420k
-$47k
-$64k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$377k
-$90k
-$108k
Full Cost$18k/yr
+$354k
-$113k
-$131k

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
Never
-∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-248%
Full Cost$18k/yr
Never
-197%
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 Return-239%

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 Return-100%
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: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,363
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CertCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,354
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,757
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,511
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$30,374
Natl Median: $34,692
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,119
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Median Debt
$14,792
Earnings (4yr)
$32,335
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,771
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
AssocCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,620
Earnings (4yr)
$42,066
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
$14,764
Earnings (4yr)
$75,665
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$265k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,238
Earnings (4yr)
$51,258
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,571
Earnings (4yr)
$93,193
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$263k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,015
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,933
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,961
Natl Median: $34,763
Lifetime Value Added
-$463k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,312
Natl Median: $58,292
Lifetime Value Added
-$326k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,768
Natl Median: $62,426
Lifetime Value Added
-$405k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,057
Natl Median: $43,616
Lifetime Value Added
-$386k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,428
Natl Median: $75,268
Lifetime Value Added
-$408k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,213
Natl Median: $56,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$360k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,949
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,150
Natl Median: $62,717
Lifetime Value Added
-$311k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$30,039
Natl Median: $40,740
Lifetime Value Added
-$496k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,953
Natl Median: $41,452
Lifetime Value Added
-$354k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,430
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,676
Natl Median: $34,580
Lifetime Value Added
-$465k
Marketing
DegCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,915
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,253
Natl Median: $69,645
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
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.