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Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, NC 9,471 Undergrads 28.2% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$11,277
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$3,589
After Aid
Median Earnings
$48,138
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$3,589
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$48,138
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+51%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$31,861
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate28.2%
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 Age27.7
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 Recipients40.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time45.0%
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
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
+$514k
-$2k
+$30k
Median Cost$4k/yr
+$507k
-$8k
+$23k
Full Cost$11k/yr
+$493k
-$22k
+$9k

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
35
∞
Median Cost$4k/yr
38
350%
Full Cost$11k/yr
50
43%
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 Return206%

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 Return22%
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 (5yr)
$55,387
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,355
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,293
Earnings (4yr)
$40,278
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,028
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,682
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,356
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$26,658
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$173k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,426
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$24,406
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,094
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,078
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
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,604
Natl Median: $47,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Median Debt
$17,690
Earnings (4yr)
$27,244
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Median Debt
$12,273
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
CertCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,995
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,259
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
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: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,468
Earnings (4yr)
$53,470
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,775
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4704
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,900
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,764
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,463
Earnings (5yr)
$30,730
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,913
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,081
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Median Debt
$11,192
Earnings (4yr)
$55,665
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
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
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,049
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,873
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $27,014
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,632
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,421
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,954
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,572
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,482
Earnings (4yr)
$47,405
Natl Median: $52,962
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
$17,676
Earnings (4yr)
$31,829
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,358
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Homeland Security
AssocCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,829
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $54,425
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
Median Debt
$11,434
Earnings (4yr)
$46,852
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,401
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
-$273k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4704
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,353
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Administration
AssocCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,748
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$86,783
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$380k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,839
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,801
Earnings (4yr)
$23,313
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$229k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $58,424
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 (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.