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El Paso Community College

El Paso, TX 24,214 Undergrads 25.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$16,110
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,869
After Aid
Median Earnings
$43,625
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,869
Peer Midpoint: $9,956
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$43,625
Peer Midpoint: $51,775
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$39,679
Peer Midpoint: $45,130
Graduation Rate25.2%
Peer Midpoint: 35.7%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)22.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients37.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time31.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS47.8%

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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$462k
-$61k
-$24k
Median Cost$7k/yr
+$450k
-$74k
-$37k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$433k
-$91k
-$54k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$7k/yr
Never
-290%
Full Cost$16k/yr
Never
-181%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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-216%

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 Return-87%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

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: $41,771
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$24,152
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,447
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,343
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
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Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,081
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,840
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,349
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,150
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,365
Natl Median: $80,951
Lifetime Value Added
+$492k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,074
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,268
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,626
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$186k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
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Architecture
AssocCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,438
Natl Median: $40,546
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$31,657
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
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Median Debt
$5,875
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,894
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
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Chemistry
AssocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,597
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
AssocCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,181
Natl Median: $64,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,388
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,238
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,169
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,614
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
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Dance
AssocCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,547
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,246
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$210k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$13,702
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$332k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,477
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,387
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$28,829
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
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Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,795
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$24,378
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$230k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
AssocCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,496
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,180
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
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Median Debt
$6,718
Earnings (4yr)
$42,024
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
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Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,013
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,461
Natl Median: $72,444
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$27,123
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
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Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,065
Natl Median: $39,288
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,290
Natl Median: $36,074
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
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Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,358
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,769
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$26,623
Natl Median: $38,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,002
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,542
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
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Median Debt
$4,500
Earnings (4yr)
$29,701
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$170k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,774
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
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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.