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Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO 11,476 Undergrads 26.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$21,526
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,031
After Aid
Median Earnings
$50,353
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$13,031
Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$50,353
Peer Midpoint: $34,461
Graduation Rate26.0%
Peer Midpoint: 68.7%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients30.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time33.3%
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
+$580k
+$189k
+$96k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$568k
+$177k
+$84k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$560k
+$169k
+$76k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
23
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
25
693%
Full Cost$22k/yr
26
380%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation 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 Return835%
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 Return132%
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 (4yr)
$46,083
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,577
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,274
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
CertCIP: 5133
Median Debt
$15,249
Earnings (4yr)
$31,243
Natl Median: $36,403
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CertCIP: 0106
Median Debt
$10,344
Earnings (4yr)
$44,127
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,730
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,401
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CertCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$12,875
Earnings (4yr)
$59,741
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CertCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$11,814
Earnings (4yr)
$64,044
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,593
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,829
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Design and Applied Arts
CertCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,484
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1513
Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (4yr)
$42,277
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1517
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1505
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,144
Natl Median: $45,268
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Geography and Cartography
CertCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,464
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Graphic Communications
CertCIP: 1003
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$34,184
Natl Median: $32,130
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$12,915
Earnings (4yr)
$46,621
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CertCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Hospitality Administration/Management
CertCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
CertCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$18,593
Earnings (4yr)
$61,322
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,643
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,873
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CertCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
CertCIP: 5135
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CertCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,380
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CertCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,689
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$9,250
Earnings (4yr)
$54,555
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,862
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
CertCIP: 0306
Median Debt
$14,900
Earnings (4yr)
$46,418
Natl Median: $44,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$19,405
Earnings (4yr)
$55,308
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$11,312
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
AssocCIP: 5133
Median Debt
$19,249
Earnings (4yr)
$38,213
Natl Median: $30,016
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
American Sign Language
AssocCIP: 1616
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
AssocCIP: 0106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,677
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1002
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,827
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$14,925
Earnings (4yr)
$58,524
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,078
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,510
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1517
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1505
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graphic Communications
AssocCIP: 1003
Median Debt
$13,275
Earnings (4yr)
$41,643
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,477
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,030
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,453
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,454
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,749
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$27,632
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,939
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,212
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
AssocCIP: 0306
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,742
Natl Median: $37,155
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.