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Columbus State Community College

Columbus, OH 17,549 Undergrads 29.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$13,381
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,400
After Aid
Median Earnings
$52,681
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,400
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$52,681
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+34%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$39,435
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate29.7%
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 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 Recipients39.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time30.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS61.3%

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
+$559k
+$43k
+$74k
Median Cost$8k/yr
+$543k
+$28k
+$59k
Full Cost$13k/yr
+$534k
+$18k
+$50k

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
28
∞
Median Cost$8k/yr
31
381%
Full Cost$13k/yr
34
202%
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 Return494%

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 Return81%
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)
$66,617
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,866
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,379
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,771
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,615
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$304k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,004
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CertCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,896
Natl Median: $57,671
Lifetime Value Added
+$365k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,841
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,921
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
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
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,268
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: $52,001
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,711
Natl Median: $32,130
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,961
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Homeland Security
CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$31,370
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Insurance
CertCIP: 5217
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,539
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,309
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)
$57,644
Natl Median: $54,024
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$3,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,552
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
CertCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,933
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,511
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
CertCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,228
Natl Median: $46,762
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,090
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$78,318
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,600
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,957
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,362
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,647
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,721
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,341
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,103
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,830
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,546
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,695
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,182
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,540
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,489
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,837
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$336k
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,570
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,095
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,188
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,995
Natl Median: $51,913
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,052
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,634
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,954
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,944
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,095
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,475
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,207
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,915
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
$8,573
Earnings (4yr)
$47,626
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,723
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,973
Natl Median: $64,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,698
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
AssocCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,327
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,045
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $29,755
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,947
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,055
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,308
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.