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Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO 11,476 Undergrads 26.0% Grad Rate
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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: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$50,353
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$45,910
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate26.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age26.0
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 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
Assuming 4 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
+$457k
-$10k
-$28k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$410k
-$57k
-$75k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$379k
-$88k
-$105k

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
Never
-∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
Never
-159%
Full Cost$22k/yr
Never
-136%
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 Return-139%

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 Return-81%
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
$12,999
Earnings (4yr)
$46,083
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$39,577
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,274
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$167k
Median Debt
$15,249
Earnings (4yr)
$31,243
Natl Median: $36,403
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
$10,344
Earnings (4yr)
$44,127
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,730
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,401
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
$12,875
Earnings (4yr)
$59,741
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Median Debt
$11,814
Earnings (4yr)
$64,044
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
+$225k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,593
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,829
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,484
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (4yr)
$42,277
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,796
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,144
Natl Median: $45,268
Lifetime Value Added
+$236k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,464
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$34,184
Natl Median: $32,130
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$12,915
Earnings (4yr)
$46,621
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,593
Earnings (4yr)
$61,322
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
+$198k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,643
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,873
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$38,380
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,862
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,900
Earnings (4yr)
$46,418
Natl Median: $44,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,405
Earnings (4yr)
$55,308
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,312
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,249
Earnings (4yr)
$38,213
Natl Median: $30,016
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,677
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,827
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Median Debt
$14,925
Earnings (4yr)
$58,524
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,078
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$217k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,510
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,275
Earnings (4yr)
$41,643
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,477
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,030
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,453
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,454
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,749
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$309k
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
Median Debt
$16,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,212
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
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 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.