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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC 8,814 Undergrads 27.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$11,845
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$3,723
After Aid
Median Earnings
$31,861
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$3,723
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$31,861
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate27.7%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients46.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time44.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS47.6%
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
+$325k
-$64k
-$159k
Median Cost$4k/yr
+$318k
-$71k
-$166k
Full Cost$12k/yr
+$303k
-$86k
-$181k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$4k/yr
Never
-2432%
Full Cost$12k/yr
Never
-833%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year 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 Return-1372%
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-307%
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
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,387
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,355
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$15,293
Earnings (5yr)
$35,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CertCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,880
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,356
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CertCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$26,658
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,904
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Design and Applied Arts
CertCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$25,964
Lifetime Value Added
-$180k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$17,690
Earnings (5yr)
$31,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CertCIP: 1907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,259
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$9,468
Earnings (5yr)
$56,519
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CertCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$22,463
Earnings (5yr)
$30,730
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,913
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$11,192
Earnings (5yr)
$54,213
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$33,593
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,873
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,632
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,421
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,043
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
AssocCIP: 1203
Median Debt
$17,482
Earnings (5yr)
$56,114
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$17,676
Earnings (5yr)
$31,772
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,358
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Human Resources Management and Services
AssocCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$11,434
Earnings (5yr)
$40,440
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,401
Lifetime Value Added
-$273k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (5yr)
$73,268
Lifetime Value Added
+$246k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$23,801
Earnings (5yr)
$28,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Lifetime Value Added
-$239k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.