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Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO 11,132 Undergrads 26.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$18,087
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,854
After Aid
Median Earnings
$45,910
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$10,854
Peer Midpoint: $16,832
Earnings (10yr)$45,910
Peer Midpoint: $31,349
Graduation Rate26.8%
Peer Midpoint: 66.3%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time32.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.2%
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
+$486k
+$161k
+$1k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$476k
+$151k
-$9k
Full Cost$18k/yr
+$469k
+$144k
-$15k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
56
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
Never
-86%
Full Cost$18k/yr
Never
-91%
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-56%
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-57%
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
$12,999
Earnings (5yr)
$47,605
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,473
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (5yr)
$50,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CertCIP: 0106
Median Debt
$10,344
Earnings (5yr)
$39,243
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$43,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (5yr)
$35,445
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CertCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$12,875
Earnings (5yr)
$51,533
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,829
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Geography and Cartography
CertCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$59,680
Lifetime Value Added
+$171k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (5yr)
$55,969
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CertCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$28,623
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$19,405
Earnings (5yr)
$46,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
AssocCIP: 5133
Median Debt
$19,249
Earnings (5yr)
$30,132
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
AssocCIP: 0106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,218
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$14,925
Earnings (5yr)
$68,311
Lifetime Value Added
+$189k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (5yr)
$68,429
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,055
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Graphic Communications
AssocCIP: 1003
Median Debt
$13,275
Earnings (5yr)
$46,264
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,599
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,411
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,454
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$75,263
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$27,632
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,493
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,794
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
AssocCIP: 0306
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,742
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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.